Holding the Fire: Indigenous Voices on the Great Unraveling Everything Is Connected with Paty Gualinga
Nov 14, 2023
Join Paty Gualinga, an Indigenous rights defender and leader of the Kichwa People of Sarayaku, as she shares her community's deep spiritual connection to the Amazon Rainforest. She recounts the recent victory to ban oil drilling in Ecuador, celebrating indigenous values and unity. Gualinga discusses the crisis of disconnection between humanity and nature stemming from colonialism and capitalism. Through ancient Kichwa prophecies, she emphasizes the importance of restoring this connection and the role of her people as guardians of the earth.
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Amazon as a Living Spirit
- The Sarayaku people see the Amazon as a living entity with spiritual protectors.
- This cosmovision fosters a deep connection and responsibility to defend the earth.
Disconnection from Nature's Essence
- Humans have lost awareness of their natural essence, causing a deep disconnect.
- This disconnection leads to destruction of nature and ecological crises.
Ancient Prophecy Inspiring Resistance
- Wise men prophesied Sarayaku would fight for the earth until the end.
- This ancestral vision inspires Sarayaku's ongoing defense of nature.