Demarcation Diaries
30 September 2001
 FUNAI, the Government body responsible for demarcation, has
contacted Greenpeace and demanded that we stop the demarcation
of Deni lands immediately. They seem oblivious to the irony in this.
FUNAI has repeatedly failed to carry out the demarcation despite
government pledges that it will be done. Greenpeace are not
carrying out any demarcation work at all. We are only supporting the
Deni while they carry out the job. Everybody at camp is very angry.
Nilo, the Greenpeace forests campaigner, comes to speak to the
Deni and we write down their words in a letter to FUNAI explaining
our position.
The finished letter gives very clear demands.
The Deni will stop demarcating only when FUNAI give them a date
of when the demarcation will be done.
The demarcation work which has already been completed must be
recognized by FUNAI.
Now we can do noting but wait and carry on our support of the
Deni's work, in hope that it will not all be in vain.
Janine
(Team A)
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