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Tashka and Laura Yawanawá - Leaders of the Yawanawá
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.

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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Tashka and Laura Yawanawá: The Amazon belongs to humanity -- let's protect it together

Tashka e Laura Yawanawá: A Amazônia pertence à humanidade; vamos protegê-la juntos

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Tashka e Laura Yawanawá lideram o povo Yawanawá no Acre, Brasil, uma tribo que administra quase 500 mil acres de floresta tropical amazônica. Enquanto imagens da queima da Amazônia chocam a consciência do mundo, Tashka e Laura pedem que transformemos esse momento em uma oportunidade para apoiar os povos indígenas que têm a experiência, o conhecimento e as ferramentas necessárias para proteger a terra.
- Leaders of the Yawanawá
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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Tashka Yawanawá: (Expiração brusca)
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Tashka Yawanawá (Sharp exhale)
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(Singing)
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(Cantando)
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(Singing ends)
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(Fim do canto)
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(Sharp exhale)
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(Expiração brusca)
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I'm Tashka Yawanawá.
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Sou Tashka Yawanawá.
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I'm here with my wife.
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Estou aqui com minha esposa.
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I come from the Yawanawá community,
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Venho da comunidade Yawanawá,
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which is located in the state of Acre
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localizada no estado do Acre,
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in the Brazilian Amazon.
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na Amazônia brasileira.
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Takes some days to arrive here.
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Demora alguns dias para chegar aqui.
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I just did the song
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Acabei de fazer a canção
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to reconnect us
to the spirit of the rainforest.
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para nos reconectar
com o espírito da floresta tropical.
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From immemorial time,
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Há muito tempo,
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my people live in the Yawanawá territory.
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meu povo vive no território Yawanawá.
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We see this holistic way
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Vemos essa maneira holística
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of how nature is.
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de como é a natureza.
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Nature, to us, belongs
to the whole of humanity.
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A natureza, para nós,
pertence a toda a humanidade.
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And we Yawanawá see
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E nós, Yawanawá, vemos
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the environment, the forest, as alive.
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o meio ambiente, a floresta, como vivos.
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But everything is always a challenge.
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Mas tudo é sempre um desafio.
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Mostly now, because I think
many of you know
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Principalmente agora, porque acho
que muitos de vocês sabem
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that the Amazon now is on fire.
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que a Amazônia agora está em chamas.
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That affects all of us.
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Isso afeta a todos nós.
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Destroying the Amazon does not affect
just the indigenous people,
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Destruir a Amazônia não afeta
apenas os povos indígenas,
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because we are all connected.
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porque estamos todos conectados.
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Whatever we do in my community,
if I burn everything,
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Qualquer coisa que façamos
em minha comunidade, se eu queimar tudo,
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it's going to affect it here,
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terá impacto aqui,
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when the snow comes here at Christmas.
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quando a neve chegar aqui no Natal.
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If you pollute here,
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A poluição daqui
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it's going to affect it when the rain
comes to my country.
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terá impacto quando a chuva
chegar ao meu país.
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I used to say we all belong
to the global village.
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Eu dizia que todos
pertencemos à aldeia global.
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I used to say, Amazon belongs to humanity,
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Eu dizia que a Amazônia
pertence à humanidade,
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and also that humanity needs to take care
as the indigenous do in the world.
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e também que a humanidade precisa cuidar,
como os indígenas cuidam no mundo.
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And for this reason,
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Por esse motivo,
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today is a time to wake, unite us.
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hoje é a hora de acordarmos e nos unirmos.
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We Yawanawá are doing our part.
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Nós, Yawanawá, estamos
fazendo nossa parte.
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We take care of Mother Earth.
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Nós cuidamos da Mãe Terra.
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And now, I will give to my wife.
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E agora, vou passar para minha esposa.
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Laura Yawanawá: We are here
with our hearts crying.
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Laura Yawanawá: Estamos aqui
com o coração em prantos.
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I am smiling here, but my heart is crying,
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Estou sorrindo aqui,
mas meu coração está chorando,
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because a lot of our forests
are being destroyed.
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porque muitas de nossas florestas
estão sendo destruídas.
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And I just want to give you a message.
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E só quero passar uma mensagem.
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This crisis is giving
humanity two options.
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Esta crise está dando
duas opções à humanidade.
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One option is you help to end,
to destroy and exterminate
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Uma delas é ajudar a acabar,
destruir e exterminar
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all our forests and all
our cultures that go with it.
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todas as nossas florestas e todas
as nossas culturas que as acompanham.
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Or, we transform this crisis
into an opportunity
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A outra é transformarmos
essa crise em uma oportunidade
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to empower indigenous people,
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para capacitar os povos indígenas,
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to support indigenous people
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apoiar os povos indígenas
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and to save the rainforest
and their cultures.
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e salvar a floresta tropical
e as culturas desses povos.
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And how can you do that?
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E como vocês podem fazer isso?
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We have, the Yawanawá,
we created a life plan,
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Nós, os Yawanawá,
criamos um plano de vida,
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which is our strategic planning
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que é o nosso planejamento estratégico
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that tells us the steps
of how we want to secure our territory.
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que nos mostra as etapas de como
queremos proteger nosso território.
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We take care of about
200,000 hectares of rainforest.
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Cuidamos de cerca de 200 mil hectares
de floresta tropical,
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But now it's under threat.
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que agora está sob ameaça.
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So this life plan shows the steps
for us to secure our land,
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Esse plano de vida mostra os passos
para proteger nossa terra,
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our biodiversity,
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nossa biodiversidade,
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our culture, our education.
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nossa cultura, nossa educação.
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I invite you all,
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Convido todos vocês,
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I invite all companies,
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convido todas as empresas,
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I invite all governments,
all civil society,
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convido todos os governos,
toda a sociedade civil,
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to listen to indigenous peoples,
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a escutar os povos indígenas,
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to go back to our roots.
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a voltar às nossas raízes.
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We have been here
for many, many ... for centuries.
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Estamos aqui há muitos,
muitos... há séculos.
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And we have been trying
to scream to the world
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E tentamos gritar ao mundo
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that we need to protect
our territory, our nature.
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que precisamos proteger
nosso território, nossa natureza.
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And you never listen to us.
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E vocês nunca nos escutam.
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Never.
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Nunca.
Acho que essa crise
está ensinando à humanidade
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I guess this crisis is teaching humanity
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that now you need to listen to us
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que agora vocês precisam nos escutar
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and to support indigenous
peoples directly,
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e apoiar diretamente os povos indígenas,
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to support their initiatives directly.
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apoiar diretamente suas iniciativas.
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So that's the message
that I would love to leave to you.
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Esta é a mensagem
que eu adoraria deixar para vocês:
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That indigenous people have the answer,
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que os povos indígenas têm a resposta,
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and if you want to save the Amazon,
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e, se vocês quiserem salvar a Amazônia,
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we have to take action now.
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temos que agir agora.
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TY: (Sharp exhale)
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TY: (Expiração brusca)
05:46
(Applause)
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(Aplausos)
Translated by Maurício Kakuei Tanaka
Reviewed by Gustavo Rocha

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Tashka and Laura Yawanawá - Leaders of the Yawanawá
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.

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.

More profile about the speaker
Tashka and Laura Yawanawá | Speaker | TED.com

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