Ecuadorean boys play in a shallow swimming hole near Yawepare, Ecuador. The country’s push to drill for oil is threatening Amazon forests and pitting native tribes against each other.

This is Part 1 of a four-part series on Indigenous land rights in Ecuador. Read Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4. In Ecuador, a 2023 ...

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Amazon oil means prosperity for Ecuador, but benefits for native peoples are less clear.

The Cofan Indians of Ecuador manage six times the land they controlled in the early 1990s, and much of the credit goes to an American they call the Gringo Chief.

Even though Ecuador's constitution does not give native groups the underground rights to oil and gas, the reality is that unless a company obtains their consent, exploration is difficult, if not ...

In Ecuador, oil boom sparks fighting between native tribes Ecuadorean boys play in a shallow swimming hole near Yawepare, Ecuador.