Vertreibung der Massai für Tierjagd-Tourismus

But thanks to Avaaz, I was also there when Maasai elders stood in court, fighting for our rightful claim as the guardians of these lands. We're being persecuted to make way for luxury trophy hunts -- evicted from the home we've cherished for centuries.

With your support, we built a rock-solid court case. Our ancient wisdom of the grasslands, supported by hard evidence and satellite mapping… we were formidable.I'LL DONATE €33I'LL DONATE €42I'LL DONATE €50I'LL DONATE €75I'LL DONATE €120OTHER AMOUNTMy people are cattle herders, and we live by an oath to our ancestors, a promise to cherish these lands and the sacred balance of life. Our grasslands are thriving because of that promise… and it's why the government now wants them for elite tourism. 

It's happening around the world. The guardians of rainforests, wetlands, and savannahs are being attacked and forced from our homes -- with almost nothing to fight back. 

The Avaaz community has been a steadfast ally. You've helped my people win important victories -- but new evictions are coming and court cases are costly. With enough funding, Avaaz could: 

• Power the Maasai legal defence, supporting research, evidence-gathering, and a bold legal team to stop all evictions and free those being illegally detained; 
• Support Indigenous communities fighting to block a monstrous oil pipeline tearing through East Africa; 
• Support the uprising of Amazon Indigenous leaders to defend the rainforest from loggers, miners, and mega cattle farms. 
• Launch urgent Avaaz campaigns to win and protect Indigenous rights and the balance of life on Earth.  

We, the Maasai of Ngorongoro, are only able to keep fighting today because of the legal victories you helped to make possible. But now we need you again -- please help to fund our legal cases and defend the rights of Indigenous people around the world. Donate what you can now:I'LL DONATE €33I'LL DONATE €42I'LL DONATE €50I'LL DONATE €75I'LL DONATE €120OTHER AMOUNTBrothers and sisters of the world, thank you. Mwanga wa jua ukuangazie, may the sunlight shine upon you.

Maasai Elder from Ngorongoro and the whole team at Avaaz

Notes:
As this Maasai community is under attack, including arbitrary arrests and detention, the consequences of writing an email like this could be severe. For that reason, names have been removed and the photo is anonymous.

Because of a lack of media coverage on Maasai evictions and their harassment, Avaaz was unable to independently verify some of the claims in this email.

 More information:

• Kicking Native People Off Their Land Is a Horrible Way to Save the Planet (The New York Times)
• Tanzania: Authorities brutally violated Maasai amid forced evictions from ancestral lands (Amnesty International)
• 'We will not go anywhere': Maasai resist Tanzanian government evictions (National Catholic Reporter)

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With your support, we built a rock-solid court case. Our ancient wisdom of the grasslands, supported by hard evidence and satellite mapping… we were formidable.

I want you to know that thousands of families still have their way of life, and their place on Earth, because of court cases you made possible. But there are many battles ahead, two more Maasai communities are being targeted, and we need your support again.

I'm not asking for charity. I'm asking you to stand with us -- fund our fight, so we can protect our lands and all the life they hold. You'll also be supporting Avaaz campaigns with other Indigenous communities, from the Amazon to Vanuatu. Donate what you can with one click now: