▁seized ▁control ▁of ▁Amazon as ' s ▁San ▁Fernando ▁de ▁At ab ap o , ▁killing ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁sett lers . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁nine ▁years ▁in ▁which ▁F unes ▁controlled ▁the ▁town , ▁F unes ▁destroyed ▁do z ens ▁of ▁Ye ' ku ana ▁villages ▁and ▁killed ▁several ▁thousand ▁Ye ' ku ana . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁P emon ▁destroyed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁electric ity ▁p yl ons ▁constructed ▁to ▁carry ▁electric ity ▁from ▁the ▁G uri ▁Dam ▁to ▁Brazil . ▁The ▁P emon ▁argued ▁that ▁cheap ▁electric ity ▁would ▁encou rage ▁further ▁development ▁by ▁min ing ▁companies . ▁The ▁$ 1 1 0 ▁million ▁project ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Political ▁organization ▁The ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁Venez uel an ▁Indians ▁( Con se jo ▁Nacional ▁Ind io ▁de ▁Venezuela , ▁CON IVE ) ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁represents ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁ind igen ous ▁pe op les , ▁with ▁ 6 0 ▁affili ates ▁representing ▁ 3 0 ▁pe op les . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁ind igen ous ▁pe op les ▁" m arch ed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Congress ▁in ▁Car ac as ▁to ▁pressure ▁the ▁Constitution al ▁Assembly ▁for ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁important ▁pro - [ ind igen ous ] ▁prov isions ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁constitution , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁ownership , ▁free ▁trans it ▁across ▁international ▁borders , ▁free ▁choice ▁of ▁national ity , ▁and