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The following fundraising campaign is the product of the collaboration with the organizational face of the Kayapó indigenous community in Brazil, The Raoni Institute (RI).
The RI calls for financial support to help relief and prevent the threat that the COVID-19 pandemic represents for the community. This effort ensures the continuation of the protection of the Amazon rainforest and the survival of the Kayapó people.
In Brazil, there is a saying that says: `The last indigenous sigh will be the last for humanity '
The Kayapó are leading the fight against deforestation!
Indigenous people protect 80% of the global biodiversity. Therefore, less than 5% of the world’s population are key figures in the protection of the ecosystems that maintain the equilibrium of live on Earth. Brazil is the home of 0.4% of indigenous peoples worldwide, that are currently defending 20% of the Earth’s biodiversity.
Human economic activity has already pushed our global ecosystems to the brink of collapse. Therefore, Indigenous peoples have been, and still remain, the last barrier of defence against the loss of biodiversity and further ecosystem collapse.
The rich cultural heritage, represented in artistic rituals and ancestral forms of sustainable land management, are crucial for the survival of the forest. The Kayapó traditional knowledge practises have allowed them to live in harmony with nature for thousands of years. Because of them, nature still has hope!
This video shows the community and territory that the Kayapó have protected and nurtured for centuries:
The richness of the Kayapó indigenous land is the reason the Brazilian government continues to fail to respect the ancestral cultures by systematically denying their rights by destroying their forest for profit, which affect us all.
What does IR represent?
The IR is an autonomous indigenous organization that represents 18 villages located in the south-eastern border of the Amazon rainforest. It brings together the efforts of five different indigenous communities; Kayapó, Trumai, Juruna, Panará, and Tapayuna ethnicities.
The main purpose of IR is to protect indigenous land. hence, the future of youth of the world.
The efforts of the Kayapó alongside the IR has been already commemorated with the National Human Rights Award in 2016. Due to the development an innovative method to help track illegal logging within their territories and increase accountability via a ‘video warriors project´.
The Kayapó's chief Roani, a 2020 World Peace nominee, is the founder of the IR and has been fighting to protect nature since 1956. He continues to represent the strength and determination of the indigenous spirit to continue the fight against; the lack of governmental representation, illegal logging and mining, social and racial discrimination, on top of the current global pandemic.
How does The COVID-19 crisis affect the Kayapó
According to the Articulation of Indigenous People’s of Brazil (APIB), 9.1% of indigenous COVID-19 cases are fatal. This is nearly double the 5.2% rate of the general Brazilian population.
Despite Brazil being the epicentre for the coronavirus pandemic in South America, the government response has been sluggish to protect their ancestral communities leaving the Kayapó at grate risk of a genocide due to negligence.
This brings back a painful memory from the past, as the European colonisation was brought upon the original peoples of the American continent through the extermination of nearly half of their population via contagion of; measles, rubella, tuberculosis, syphilis and common flu.
To stop the historic genocide to repeat itself, the IR is hoping to help the communities address the pandemic by following the health agencies advice and self-isolate. Food security and hygiene can allow the community to adapt their normally collaborative community way of living and prevent the further spread of the virus.
The systemic racism that indigenous people face, prevents them from accurate medical equipment. About 21,000 indigenous people have contracted COVID-19 in brazil, and 618 have now lost their lives.
Invaders keep destroying their land. But the Kayapó have not remained still. On August 17th, Kayapó warriors blocked the BR-163 highway, a main route for exporting grains from Mato Grosso state to northern ports, to protest against the lack of government support for indigenous people during the coronavirus pandemic.
How can you help?
The IR is reaching out for who those believe in the indigenous people's struggles to support them financially during this crisis.
The economic resources will be utilised to help buy basic food items and hygiene products to enable more accessible self-isolation circumstances during the ongoing spread of the virus. And prevent further contagion and stop the movement outside of the village.
The IR will safely and fairly distribute the items. As well as contribute supply to any other essentials that the community may need to relief the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Awareness is key. We are have a responsibility to educate ourselves about the current health, humanitarian and ecological tragedy happening in the Amazon. The preservation of the Amazon rainforest, is key in order to protect the global climate system we all depend upon!
We Stand in solidarity with the Kayapó to ensure the indigenous people's rights are respected in Brazil. We inhabit one world, we are all connected. Not everyone is safe, until all communities rights and needs are equally respected and satisfied!
You can join us!
If you want to learn more about the Kayapó, their culture and their contributions towards the fight against deforestation here are some useful links:
Full report about IR contributions to sustainable development and community resilience:
https://www.equatorinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Instituto-Raoni-Brazil.pdf#new_tab%22
Kayapó video documentation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0brUVoUI_Y
Stay connected with IR institute for further updates!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/institutoraoni
`Silence is another form of violence, we cannot continue to accept in vain what is happening to our planet. It is time to act!'
The RI calls for financial support to help relief and prevent the threat that the COVID-19 pandemic represents for the community. This effort ensures the continuation of the protection of the Amazon rainforest and the survival of the Kayapó people.
In Brazil, there is a saying that says: `The last indigenous sigh will be the last for humanity '
The Kayapó are leading the fight against deforestation!
Indigenous people protect 80% of the global biodiversity. Therefore, less than 5% of the world’s population are key figures in the protection of the ecosystems that maintain the equilibrium of live on Earth. Brazil is the home of 0.4% of indigenous peoples worldwide, that are currently defending 20% of the Earth’s biodiversity.
Human economic activity has already pushed our global ecosystems to the brink of collapse. Therefore, Indigenous peoples have been, and still remain, the last barrier of defence against the loss of biodiversity and further ecosystem collapse.
The rich cultural heritage, represented in artistic rituals and ancestral forms of sustainable land management, are crucial for the survival of the forest. The Kayapó traditional knowledge practises have allowed them to live in harmony with nature for thousands of years. Because of them, nature still has hope!
This video shows the community and territory that the Kayapó have protected and nurtured for centuries:
The richness of the Kayapó indigenous land is the reason the Brazilian government continues to fail to respect the ancestral cultures by systematically denying their rights by destroying their forest for profit, which affect us all.
What does IR represent?
The IR is an autonomous indigenous organization that represents 18 villages located in the south-eastern border of the Amazon rainforest. It brings together the efforts of five different indigenous communities; Kayapó, Trumai, Juruna, Panará, and Tapayuna ethnicities.
The main purpose of IR is to protect indigenous land. hence, the future of youth of the world.
The efforts of the Kayapó alongside the IR has been already commemorated with the National Human Rights Award in 2016. Due to the development an innovative method to help track illegal logging within their territories and increase accountability via a ‘video warriors project´.
The Kayapó's chief Roani, a 2020 World Peace nominee, is the founder of the IR and has been fighting to protect nature since 1956. He continues to represent the strength and determination of the indigenous spirit to continue the fight against; the lack of governmental representation, illegal logging and mining, social and racial discrimination, on top of the current global pandemic.
How does The COVID-19 crisis affect the Kayapó
According to the Articulation of Indigenous People’s of Brazil (APIB), 9.1% of indigenous COVID-19 cases are fatal. This is nearly double the 5.2% rate of the general Brazilian population.
Despite Brazil being the epicentre for the coronavirus pandemic in South America, the government response has been sluggish to protect their ancestral communities leaving the Kayapó at grate risk of a genocide due to negligence.
This brings back a painful memory from the past, as the European colonisation was brought upon the original peoples of the American continent through the extermination of nearly half of their population via contagion of; measles, rubella, tuberculosis, syphilis and common flu.
To stop the historic genocide to repeat itself, the IR is hoping to help the communities address the pandemic by following the health agencies advice and self-isolate. Food security and hygiene can allow the community to adapt their normally collaborative community way of living and prevent the further spread of the virus.
The systemic racism that indigenous people face, prevents them from accurate medical equipment. About 21,000 indigenous people have contracted COVID-19 in brazil, and 618 have now lost their lives.
Invaders keep destroying their land. But the Kayapó have not remained still. On August 17th, Kayapó warriors blocked the BR-163 highway, a main route for exporting grains from Mato Grosso state to northern ports, to protest against the lack of government support for indigenous people during the coronavirus pandemic.
How can you help?
The IR is reaching out for who those believe in the indigenous people's struggles to support them financially during this crisis.
The economic resources will be utilised to help buy basic food items and hygiene products to enable more accessible self-isolation circumstances during the ongoing spread of the virus. And prevent further contagion and stop the movement outside of the village.
The IR will safely and fairly distribute the items. As well as contribute supply to any other essentials that the community may need to relief the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Awareness is key. We are have a responsibility to educate ourselves about the current health, humanitarian and ecological tragedy happening in the Amazon. The preservation of the Amazon rainforest, is key in order to protect the global climate system we all depend upon!
We Stand in solidarity with the Kayapó to ensure the indigenous people's rights are respected in Brazil. We inhabit one world, we are all connected. Not everyone is safe, until all communities rights and needs are equally respected and satisfied!
You can join us!
If you want to learn more about the Kayapó, their culture and their contributions towards the fight against deforestation here are some useful links:
Full report about IR contributions to sustainable development and community resilience:
https://www.equatorinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Instituto-Raoni-Brazil.pdf#new_tab%22
Kayapó video documentation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0brUVoUI_Y
Stay connected with IR institute for further updates!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/institutoraoni
`Silence is another form of violence, we cannot continue to accept in vain what is happening to our planet. It is time to act!'
