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"GUAJARA-MIRIM, BRAZIL (AP) — On the banks of the Komi Memem River, the
activity never ceases: women go down the embankment from Laje Velho village
carrying basins to wash clothing, while men embark in small canoes on hunting
and fishing expeditions. At day’s end, it’s the children’s turn to dive into
its tea-colored waters.
The river, named Laje in non-Indigenous maps, is vital to the Oro Waram, one of
the six subgroups of the Wari’ people, who have inhabited the Western Amazon
for centuries. However, this immemorial relationship is under increasing
threat. The relentless expansion of soybeans and pastures encroaches on their
land, while land-robbers promote illegal deforestation.
To protect themselves, the Wari’ people are resorting to a new strategy: the
white man’s law. In June, the municipality of Guajara-Mirim passed a
groundbreaking law proposed by an Indigenous councilman that designates the
Komi Memem and its tributaries as living entities with rights, ranging from
maintaining their natural flow to having the forest around them protected."
Via
Future Crunch:
https://futurecrunch.com/226-eighth-continent/
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
