Elsa Juarez, a Wichi indigenous woman in Santa Victoria Este, Argentina, sweeps the ground around her home. The Wichi in this area have struggled for decades to recover land that has been systematically stolen from them by cattleraisers and large agricultural plantations. After years of negotiation supported by Church World Service, a landmark 2014 agreement will divide the land in this region between indigenous communities and settlers, guaranteeing the survival of the Wichi.

Jorge Pinto, a Wichi indigenous man, casts his fishing net into the Pilcomayo River in Santa Victoria Este, Argentina. The Wichi in this area, largely traditional hunters and gatherers, have struggled for decades to recover land that has been systematically stolen from them by cattleraisers and large agricultural plantations, and to preserve their access to a river which has suffered increasing levels of contamination from upstream mining and other uses. After years of negotiation supported by Church World Service, a landmark 2014 agreement will divide the land in this region between indigenous communities and settlers, guaranteeing the survival of the Wichi and their access to the river.