Resguardo Buenavista: the struggles of the Siona to protect their territory

The Constitutional Court declared that the subsistence of the Siona people is seriously threatened and they could disappear. They have been fighting for 13 years against an oil project that they claim affects their territory. In the Buenavista reservation, where the Platanillo block is located, the inhabitants point out that several streams are drying up … Read more

What is the situation of the Siona people in lower Putumayo?

The Siona indigenous people lives on the banks of the Putumayo River and today requires the National Government to be present in its territory, since They claim to be on the verge of extermination. They are millennial caregivers, they have their own language that has been weakened by globalization, however, their own festivities and customs … Read more