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Director James Cameron receives a gift from tribe leaders that had gathered to discuss strategies to fight the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam project on the Xingu River in Volta Grande do Xingu, Brazil on March 29, 2010
Tuesday, Apr. 13, 2010

Open quoteI'm drawn into a situation where a real-life Avatar confrontation is in progress. Close quote

  • JAMES CAMERON,
  • Hollywood director, likening his blockbuster film to the battle over Brazil's Amazon rain forest, where indigenous groups are attempting to halt construction of a large-scale hydroelectric project
Photo: ANDRÉ VIEIRA / NEW YORK TIMES | Source: AP