The Pemón Indians live in the Gran Sabana, a UNESCO World Heritage area of grasslands and forest in south-east Venezuela. In contravention of international law and Venezuela's own constitution, the government has not recognised the land ownership rights of many Pemón communities. Now the government has built a huge powerline project which the Indians fear is intended to provide electricity for mining companies who are eyeing up the area's rich mineral wealth. The Venezuelan army has been threatening and attacking the Pemón who have resisted the scheme.