if anyone wonders if indigenous people are still being compromised in favor of "progress"

If you are teaching columbus OR pilgrims and native americans, etc) you might be good to know that native american culture and genocide continues...Here in Brazil, they have voted to build the biggest dam at the demise of this indigenous tribe.  I tried to find out more and interestingly I could not find any US news covering it per se, only al jazeera...
But here is the quote that clued me into this issue, followed by  a news article..which has some videos etc.

"I have more respect for a Warrior that protects life—for us, for our children and grandchildren and future generations –than for a false civilization and their interests!
While newspapers and television talk about the lives of celebrities, ...the chief of the Kayapo tribe received the worst news of his life: Dilma, 'The new president of Brazil, has given approval to build a huge hydroelectric plant (the third largest in the world).
It is the death sentence for all the people near the river because the dam will flood 400,000 hectares of forest. More than 40,000 Indians will have to find another place to live. The natural habitat destruction, deforestation and the disappearance of many species is a fact. '
What moves me in my very bowels , making me ashamed of being part of Western culture, is the reaction of the chief of the Kayapo community when he learned of the decision—his gesture of dignity and helplessness before the advance of capitalist progress, modern predatory civilization that does not respect the differences ...

But we know that a picture is worth a thousand words, showing the reality of the true price of our bourgeois "quality of life". (posted by Gonzalo Cesar, my translation from Spanish)
to read more on the whole dam and it happening, here is an article from aljazeera:
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2012/01/201212015366764400.html