The Amazon belongs to humanity -- let's protect it together
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0:04 - 0:05Tashka Yawanawá (Sharp exhale)
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0:05 - 0:06(Sharp exhale)
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0:07 - 0:08(Sharp exhale)
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0:08 - 0:09(Sharp exhale)
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0:12 - 0:18(Singing)
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0:55 - 0:58(Singing ends)
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1:00 - 1:01(Sharp exhale)
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1:08 - 1:09I'm Tashka Yawanawá.
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1:10 - 1:12I'm here with my wife.
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1:13 - 1:18I come from the Yawanawá community,
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1:18 - 1:20which is located in the state of Acre
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1:20 - 1:22in the Brazilian Amazon.
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1:24 - 1:26Takes some days to arrive here.
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1:27 - 1:29I just did the song
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1:29 - 1:33to reconnect us
to the spirit of the rainforest. -
1:33 - 1:35From immemorial time,
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1:35 - 1:39my people live in the Yawanawá territory.
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1:40 - 1:43We see this holistic way
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1:45 - 1:47of how nature is.
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1:47 - 1:52Nature, to us, belongs
to the whole of humanity. -
1:53 - 1:55And we Yawanawá see
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1:56 - 1:59the environment, the forest, as alive.
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2:00 - 2:03But everything is always a challenge.
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2:04 - 2:07Mostly now, because I think
many of you know -
2:07 - 2:10that the Amazon now is on fire.
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2:11 - 2:14That affects all of us.
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2:15 - 2:20Destroying the Amazon does not affect
just the indigenous people, -
2:20 - 2:22because we are all connected.
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2:23 - 2:26Whatever we do in my community,
if I burn everything, -
2:26 - 2:27it's going to affect it here,
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2:27 - 2:30when the snow comes here at Christmas.
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2:30 - 2:31If you pollute here,
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2:31 - 2:36it's going to affect it when the rain
comes to my country. -
2:37 - 2:42I used to say we all belong
to the global village. -
2:42 - 2:46I used to say, Amazon belongs to humanity,
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2:46 - 2:52and also that humanity needs to take care
as the indigenous do in the world. -
2:53 - 2:56And for this reason,
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2:56 - 3:02today is a time to wake, unite us.
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3:02 - 3:04We Yawanawá are doing our part.
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3:04 - 3:06We take care of Mother Earth.
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3:08 - 3:10And now, I will give to my wife.
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3:12 - 3:16Laura Yawanawá: We are here
with our hearts crying. -
3:17 - 3:20I am smiling here, but my heart is crying,
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3:20 - 3:24because a lot of our forests
are being destroyed. -
3:25 - 3:28And I just want to give you a message.
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3:28 - 3:33This crisis is giving
humanity two options. -
3:34 - 3:41One option is you help to end,
to destroy and exterminate -
3:41 - 3:45all our forests and all
our cultures that go with it. -
3:46 - 3:51Or, we transform this crisis
into an opportunity -
3:51 - 3:54to empower indigenous people,
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3:54 - 3:56to support indigenous people
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3:56 - 4:00and to save the rainforest
and their cultures. -
4:00 - 4:02And how can you do that?
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4:03 - 4:09We have, the Yawanawá,
we created a life plan, -
4:09 - 4:12which is our strategic planning
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4:12 - 4:17that tells us the steps
of how we want to secure our territory. -
4:17 - 4:21We take care of about
200,000 hectares of rainforest. -
4:21 - 4:23But now it's under threat.
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4:24 - 4:30So this life plan shows the steps
for us to secure our land, -
4:30 - 4:32our biodiversity,
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4:32 - 4:34our culture, our education.
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4:35 - 4:38I invite you all,
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4:38 - 4:40I invite all companies,
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4:40 - 4:44I invite all governments,
all civil society, -
4:44 - 4:46to listen to indigenous peoples,
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4:46 - 4:48to go back to our roots.
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4:49 - 4:54We have been here
for many, many ... for centuries. -
4:54 - 4:57And we have been trying
to scream to the world -
4:57 - 5:00that we need to protect
our territory, our nature. -
5:00 - 5:02And you never listen to us.
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5:02 - 5:03Never.
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5:03 - 5:07I guess this crisis is teaching humanity
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5:07 - 5:09that now you need to listen to us
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5:09 - 5:12and to support indigenous
peoples directly, -
5:12 - 5:15to support their initiatives directly.
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5:15 - 5:20So that's the message
that I would love to leave to you. -
5:20 - 5:23That indigenous people have the answer,
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5:23 - 5:25and if you want to save the Amazon,
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5:25 - 5:28we have to take action now.
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5:30 - 5:31TY: (Sharp exhale)
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5:34 - 5:39(Applause)
- Title:
- The Amazon belongs to humanity -- let's protect it together
- Speaker:
- Tashka and Laura Yawanawá
- Description:
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Tashka and Laura Yawanawá lead the Yawanawá people in Acre, Brazil -- a tribe that stewards almost 500,000 acres of Amazon rainforest. As footage of the Amazon burning shocks the world's consciousness, Tashka and Laura call for us to transform this moment into an opportunity to support indigenous people who have the experience, knowledge and tools needed to protect the land.
- Video Language:
- English
- Team:
- closed TED
- Project:
- TEDTalks
- Duration:
- 05:52
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