Indian tribe appeals to Avatar director to help stop Vedanta 5.0 star rating

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/feb/08/dongria-kondh-help-stop-vedanta

The Dongria Kondh tribe from eastern India today appealed to film director James Cameron to help them stop controversial mining company Vedanta from opening a bauxite mine on their sacred land as they believe that he will understand their plight better than most.

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benc  
Created by benc on 09 February 2010

benc's thoughts:

Many people have been mocking Avatar's similarity to Pocahontas, but this real world example is far from amusing.

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