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Indigenous Activist Tours Capitals, Urges Brands to Halt Gold Mining

5/28/2026

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Megaron Txucarramae will tour four capitals in June to pressure Cartier and Bulgari to stop sourcing gold from Indigenous territories.
He pledged at a Pykany gathering to keep Raoni Metuktire’s Indigenous-rights campaign alive while the 94-year-old chief remains hospitalized.
He warned illegal gold miners are flooding Kayapo lands with mercury, harming river water, and a right-wing victory in the October presidential election could bring laws threatening Indigenous lands and culture.

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Megaron Txucarramae will tour four capitals in June to pressure Cartier and Bulgari to stop sourcing gold from Indigenous territories.
He pledged at a Pykany gathering to keep Raoni Metuktire’s Indigenous-rights campaign alive while the 94-year-old chief remains hospitalized.
He warned illegal gold miners are flooding Kayapo lands with mercury, harming river water, and a right-wing victory in the October presidential election could bring laws threatening Indigenous lands and culture.