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Uwa Indians oppose Occidental drilling clash at Las Canoas
Riot police used tear gas to disperse Uwa protesters blocking a road to an Occidental Petroleum drilling site in Las Canoas 210 miles northeast of Bogota. The confrontation left Indians wounded and reports said several children could have drowned in the river. Uwa leaders insist the land is sacred and will not yield.
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Las Cancas
Colombia
U.S
Roberto Perez
U’wa
Council of Leaders
Occidental Petroleum
U'’wa
Las Canoas
Bogota
Occidental
Pastor Bocota
U'wa
Kesiowia Bocota
la China
American Oil Company