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Tashka and Laura Yawanawá: The Amazon belongs to humanity -- let's protect it together
Tashka and Laura Yawanawá: Amazòn nan se pou tout limanite -- ann pwoteje l ansanm
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Tashka ak Laura Yawanawá ap dirije pèp Yawanawá ki nan eta Acre, Brezil -- yon tribi ki ap jere plis pase 500,000 kawo tè nan forè Amazoni an. Kòm sa te choke lemond antye lè yo wè forè a kap boule, Tashka ak Laura mande nou pou nou fè moman sa vin yon opòtinite pou sipòte pèp endijèn yo ki gen eksperyans, konesans ak bonjan zouti pou pwoteje forè a.
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. Full bio
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 (Sharp exhale)
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Tashka Yawanawá (Soufle)
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(Singing)
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(Chante)
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(Singing ends)
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(Chante a fini)
01:11
(Sharp exhale)
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(Soufle)
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I'm Tashka Yawanawá.
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Mwen se Tashka Yawanawá.
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I'm here with my wife.
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Mwen isit la avèk madanm mwen.
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I come from the Yawanawá community,
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Mwen sòti nan kominote Yawanawá ,
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which is located in the state of Acre
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ki nan Eta ki rele Acre
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in the Brazilian Amazon.
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nan pati Lamazòn ki Brezil la
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Takes some days to arrive here.
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Nou pran kèk jou pou nou rive isit la,
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I just did the song
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mwen fè mizik la
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to reconnect us
to the spirit of the rainforest.
to the spirit of the rainforest.
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pou n ka rekonekte nou ak lespri forè a.
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From immemorial time,
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Depi yon tan ke n pa menm ka sonje,
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my people live in the Yawanawá territory.
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pèp mwen an ap viv sou teritwa Yawanawá.
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We see this holistic way
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Nou wè tout kòman
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of how nature is.
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lanati ye.
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Nature, to us, belongs
to the whole of humanity.
to the whole of humanity.
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Pou nou, lanati se pou tout limanite.
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And we Yawanawá see
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Nou menm Yawanawá nou wè
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the environment, the forest, as alive.
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lanviwònman ak forè a kom bagay ki vivan.
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But everything is always a challenge.
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Men tout bagay toujou yon defi.
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Mostly now, because I think
many of you know
many of you know
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Pi plis kounya, paske mwen panse
anpil nan nou konnen
anpil nan nou konnen
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that the Amazon now is on fire.
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Amazòn nan ap pran dife.
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That affects all of us.
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Sa bay tout moun pwoblèm.
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Destroying the Amazon does not affect
just the indigenous people,
just the indigenous people,
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Amazòn nan kap detwi a pa afekte
sèlman pèp endijèn nan,
sèlman pèp endijèn nan,
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because we are all connected.
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paske nou tout konekte.
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Whatever we do in my community,
if I burn everything,
if I burn everything,
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Nenpòt sa nou fè nan kominote'm nan,
si mwen boule tout bagay,
si mwen boule tout bagay,
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it's going to affect it here,
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l'ap afekte isit la,
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when the snow comes here at Christmas.
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lè lanèj tonbe lè epòk fèt Nwèl,
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If you pollute here,
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Si ou polye isit la,
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it's going to affect it when the rain
comes to my country.
comes to my country.
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li pral afekte lapli ki pral
tonbe nan peyi mwen an.
tonbe nan peyi mwen an.
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I used to say we all belong
to the global village.
to the global village.
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Mwen te konn di nou tout fè
pati vilaj global la.
pati vilaj global la.
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I used to say, Amazon belongs to humanity,
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Mwen te konn di Lamazòn nan
se pou tout limanite,
se pou tout limanite,
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and also that humanity needs to take care
as the indigenous do in the world.
as the indigenous do in the world.
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e limanite dwe pwoteje l
menm jan endijèn yo ap fè l nan lemonn.
menm jan endijèn yo ap fè l nan lemonn.
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And for this reason,
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Pou rezon sa a,
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today is a time to wake, unite us.
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jodia se lè pou nou leve, ini nou.
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We Yawanawá are doing our part.
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Nou menm Yawanawá nou fè sa'n dwe fè.
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We take care of Mother Earth.
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Nou pran swen Manman nou Latè.
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And now, I will give to my wife.
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Kounya, madanm mwen pral pale.
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Laura Yawanawá: We are here
with our hearts crying.
with our hearts crying.
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Laura Yawanawá: nou isit la avèk kè nou
kap rache.
kap rache.
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I am smiling here, but my heart is crying,
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m ap souri sevre men kè mwen ap rache,
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because a lot of our forests
are being destroyed.
are being destroyed.
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paske anpil nan forè nou yo ap detwi.
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And I just want to give you a message.
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Epi mwen jis vle ban nou yon mesaj.
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This crisis is giving
humanity two options.
humanity two options.
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Kriz sa a bay limanite 2 opsyon.
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One option is you help to end,
to destroy and exterminate
to destroy and exterminate
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youn se pou nou patisipe
nan destwi ak kraze
nan destwi ak kraze
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all our forests and all
our cultures that go with it.
our cultures that go with it.
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tout forè nou yo
ansanm ak lakilti nou.
ansanm ak lakilti nou.
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Or, we transform this crisis
into an opportunity
into an opportunity
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Oubyen, nou kapab fè kriz la
tounen yon opotinite
tounen yon opotinite
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to empower indigenous people,
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pou nou ranfòse pèp endijèn yo,
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to support indigenous people
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pou nou sipòte pèp endijèn yo
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and to save the rainforest
and their cultures.
and their cultures.
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epi pou nou sove forè a avèk lakilti l yo.
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And how can you do that?
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Men, kijan nou kapab fè sa?
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We have, the Yawanawá,
we created a life plan,
we created a life plan,
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Nou menm Yawanawá yo, nou kreye
yon plan pou lavi,
yon plan pou lavi,
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which is our strategic planning
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ki se plan stratejik nou
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that tells us the steps
of how we want to secure our territory.
of how we want to secure our territory.
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ki di nou sa pou nou fè pou nou
sekirize teritwa nou an.
sekirize teritwa nou an.
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We take care of about
200,000 hectares of rainforest.
200,000 hectares of rainforest.
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Nou gen prèske 200,000 ekta forè
sou kont nou.
sou kont nou.
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But now it's under threat.
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Men kounya li menase.
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So this life plan shows the steps
for us to secure our land,
for us to secure our land,
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Ebyen plan lavi sa a montre nou
koman pou nou pwoteje tè nou an,
koman pou nou pwoteje tè nou an,
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our biodiversity,
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tout kalite bèt ak plant nou yo,
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our culture, our education.
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kilti nou, edikasyon nou.
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I invite you all,
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Mwen envite nou tout,
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I invite all companies,
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Mwen envite tout konpayi yo,
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I invite all governments,
all civil society,
all civil society,
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mwen envite tout gouvènman
ak sosyete sivil yo,
ak sosyete sivil yo,
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to listen to indigenous peoples,
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pou yo koute pèp endijèn yo,
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to go back to our roots.
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pou nou retounen nan rasin nou.
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We have been here
for many, many ... for centuries.
for many, many ... for centuries.
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Nou la depi anpil anpil... syèk.
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And we have been trying
to scream to the world
to scream to the world
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E nou ap eseye lontan fè lemonn konprann
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that we need to protect
our territory, our nature.
our territory, our nature.
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nou bezwen pwoteje teritwa nou, lanati a.
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And you never listen to us.
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Men yo pa janm koute nou.
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Never.
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Jamè.
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I guess this crisis is teaching humanity
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Mwen rete kwè kriz sa aprann limanite
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that now you need to listen to us
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ke kounya yo dwe koute nou
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and to support indigenous
peoples directly,
peoples directly,
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epi sipòte pèp endijèn nan dirèkteman,
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to support their initiatives directly.
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sipòte inisyativ yo dirèkteman.
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So that's the message
that I would love to leave to you.
that I would love to leave to you.
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Kidonk, se mesaj sa mwen ap kite pou nou.
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That indigenous people have the answer,
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Pèp endijèn nan gen repons lan,
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and if you want to save the Amazon,
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e si nou vle sove Amazòn nan,
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we have to take action now.
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nou dwe aji kounya.
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TY: (Sharp exhale)
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TY: (Soufle)
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(Applause)
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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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