Tashka and Laura Yawanawá: The Amazon belongs to humanity -- let's protect it together
Tashka en Laura Yawanawá: Het Amazonewoud behoort de mensheid toe -- laten we het samen beschermen.
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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to the spirit of the rainforest.
met de geest van het regenwoud.
to the whole of humanity.
toe aan de gehele mensheid.
many of you know
dat velen onder jullie weten
just the indigenous people,
treft niet alleen de inheemse bevolking,
if I burn everything,
als ik alles afbrand,
rond Kerstmis.
comes to my country.
op wanneer de regen komt in mijn land.
to the global village.
behoren tot het 'werelddorp'.
de mensheid toebehoort
as the indigenous do in the world.
zoals de inheemsen dat doen in de wereld.
om ons te verenigen.
with our hearts crying.
met onze wenende harten.
are being destroyed.
van onze wouden vernietigd wordt.
een boodschap geven.
humanity two options.
kiezen uit twee dingen.
to destroy and exterminate
met de verwijdering en vernietiging
our cultures that go with it.
die ermee gepaard gaan.
into an opportunity
om in een gelegenheid
and their cultures.
en zijn culturen te redden.
we created a life plan,
een levensplan gecreëerd;
of how we want to secure our territory.
we ons gebied willen veiligstellen.
200,000 hectares of rainforest.
200.000 hectare regenwoud.
for us to secure our land,
om ons land veilig te stellen,
all civil society,
en alle burgers
for many, many ... for centuries.
to scream to the world
om te schreeuwen naar de wereld
our territory, our nature.
moeten beschermen.
de mensheid aan het leren is
peoples directly,
direct moeten steunen,
that I would love to leave to you.
die ik jullie graag zou geven.
willen redden,
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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