Tragic, yes. But from a journalistic perspective at least these deaths would probably be more accurately described as arising from disputes over land rights (as opposed to the environmental activities of the victims). Most likely died as a result of "drawing a line in the sand" after declaring some degree of self-sovereignty. In other words, they played a dangerous game and (rather predictably) lost.
I think it's one of the intents behind the article to call for less barbaric settlements because we want more disputes like that in the future, not less.
