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“The Younger Brother is damaging the world. He must understand and change his ways, or the world will die.”

“The Younger Brother is damaging the world. He must understand and change his ways, or the world will die.”

Mamo Luis Guillermo Izquierdo (mah-moh loo-ees ghee-yair-moh ees-key-air-dough), Arhuaco leader

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“We are nature’s guardians. In the Sierra Nevada farming organic is by nature, not because we need a certification.”

“We are nature’s guardians. In the Sierra Nevada farming organic is by nature, not because we need a certification.”

Ati Zeygundiba (ah-tee zay-goon-dee-bah), Arhuaco coffee grower

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“The Mother is the owner of everything - all the rivers, all the mountains. Without women, daughters, who would guard all of this?”

“The Mother is the owner of everything - all the rivers, all the mountains. Without women, daughters, who would guard all of this?”

Sisa Pinto (see-sah pin-tow), Kogi elder

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“This is our own place and we are telling you. Not just today, but for 500 years! What are you doing here?”

“This is our own place and we are telling you. Not just today, but for 500 years! What are you doing here?”

Mama Jose Luis (mah-mah hoh-zay loo-ees), Kogi spiritual leader

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“The earth is a living body. Damaging certain places damages the whole body.”

“The earth is a living body. Damaging certain places damages the whole body.”

Mama Pedro Juan (mah-mah pay-drough wahn), Kogi spiritual leader

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“To us water is female. Mistreating a woman is mistreating water.”

“To us water is female. Mistreating a woman is mistreating water.”

Saga Narcisa (sah-gah nahr-see-sah), Kogi spiritual leader

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“It should be a human right to know the meaning of mother earth.”

“It should be a human right to know the meaning of mother earth.”

Leonor Zalabata (lay-oh-nor sahl-lah-bah-tah), Arhuaco leader

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“We see the natural world as a living being with rights. The rights of the natural world—of the air, the water, the moon, the stars—always take precedence.”

“We see the natural world as a living being with rights. The rights of the natural world—of the air, the water, the moon, the stars—always take precedence.”

Mamo Amado Villafaña (ah-mah-dough vee-yah-fahn-yah), Arhuaco spiritual leader

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