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Chapter 2.1: Local Community Assistance
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Chapter 2.1
Local Community Assistance
This chapter explores the actions that indigenous communities
can undertake when confronted with extractive
industries projects on their doorstep. 1 This chapter tries to be
comprehensive in addressing these, and in doing so runs two
risks. The first is that it is not complete; but even building on
the collective wisdom of the 2009 Manila Conference, that is
always likely to be the case. It is hoped these ideas can be built
on over time. The second is that it repeats the obvious for
experienced activists. This is written primarily as a guide for
a community that is initially confronted with the extractive industries.
But before considering these actions—following significant
concerns raised in the 2009 Manila Conference—we
need to address issues of unity and leadership within the community
2 when confronted by an extractive industry project.