Tashka and Laura Yawanawá: The Amazon belongs to humanity -- let's protect it together
Tashka und Laura Yawanawá: Der Amazonas gehört der Menschheit - lasst ihn uns gemeinsam schützen
Chief Tashka Yawanawá and Laura Yawanawá represent the critical perspective often missed in the discussions about the future of indigenous people in Brazil: that of the indigenous people themselves. Full bio
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im brasilianischen Amazonasgebiet liegt.
um hier anzukommen.
to the spirit of the rainforest.
in Einklang zu bringen.
im Yawanawá-Territorium.
auf ganzheitliche Weise.
to the whole of humanity.
der gesamten Menschheit.
die Wälder, als lebendig.
many of you know
viele von Ihnen wissen,
just the indigenous people,
betrifft nicht nur die Ureinwohner,
in meiner Gemeinde tue --
if I burn everything,
hat es auch hier Auswirkungen,
wenn es in meinem Land regnet.
comes to my country.
to the global village.
wir alle sind Teil des globalen Dorfes.
gehört der ganzen Menschheit.
as the indigenous do in the world.
um die Welt kümmern wie die Ureinwohner.
ist heute die Zeit gekommen,
um uns zusammenzubringen.
mit weinenden Herzen.
with our hearts crying.
are being destroyed.
gerade zerstört werden.
humanity two options.
zwei Möglichkeiten.
to destroy and exterminate
die Zerstörung und Ausrottung
und der dazugehörigen Kulturen.
our cultures that go with it.
into an opportunity
in eine Möglichkeit um,
um Ureinwohner zu unterstützen
and their cultures.
und seine Kulturen zu retten.
we created a life plan,
wir haben einen Lebensplan entworfen,
of how we want to secure our territory.
wie wir unser Territorium schützen können.
200,000 hectares of rainforest.
ca. 200.000 Hektar Regenwald.
for us to secure our land,
Schritte, um unsere Felder zu schützen,
unsere Kultur, unsere Bildung.
all civil society,
alle Zivilgesellschaften dazu ein,
zu unseren Wurzeln zurückzukehren.
for many, many ... for centuries.
to scream to the world
der Welt zuzurufen,
beschützen müssen, unsere Natur.
our territory, our nature.
dass Sie jetzt auf uns hören müssen,
peoples directly,
sofort unterstützen müssen,
that I would love to leave to you.
die ich an Sie richten möchte.
müssen wir jetzt handeln.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Tashka and Laura Yawanawá - Leaders of the YawanawáChief Tashka Yawanawá and Laura Yawanawá represent the critical perspective often missed in the discussions about the future of indigenous people in Brazil: that of the indigenous people themselves.
Why you should listen
For Tashka and Laura Yawanawá, leaders of the Yawanawá people living in the Acre region of Brazil, engagement with the world begins with his people’s right to self-determination and self-worth.
The son of a former leader of the Yawanawá, as a boy Tashka witnessed the near annihilation of his culture by the New Tribes Mission and by the pressure of economic interests. He studied in the United States and visited other indigenous communities. With other tribal leaders in the Amazon, he is working to restore dignity, identity and a sustainable economic future to indigenous populations, founded on their own values, culture and definition of prosperity.
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