Who does the Amazon belong to? The Kayapo still steward much of the land there, but illegal industries are threatening to destroy this irreplaceable habitat that houses a third of Earth’s plants and animals. And that has consequences for all of us. Discover how you can become a part of the international team strengthening Kayapo territory and preserving the life-giving rainforest for all life on Earth.
You hunt awhile longer, until filled with the satisfaction that you have sufficient food to feed the ones you care about most. Content, you traverse the land back to the village, silent except for the exhalation of your breath, listening to the howling, chirping, screeching life all around you. And you give thanks. For even as you carry fish back to your family you also carry within your beating heart the truth that you belong to this forest, this river, this place, and once again this place has provided for you.
You also know that when the time comes you will fight like hell to defend it from certain destruction.
This is the singular truth of the Kayapo. It is for this reason why this fragile ecosystem thrives under their care.
(Kayapo family fishing. Photo by Martin Schoeller.)
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