Colombia's Awa Indigenous people, defenders of the jungle struggling to survive

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Indigenous people of Colombia, the Awas have been threatened by armed groups in the country's southwestern rainforests for decades, but insist on peacefully protecting the environment they feel connected to. As environmental leaders gather for COP16, the Awas embody the struggle for survival of native peoples and the defense of the jungle.

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00:00For the Aguas, the call is to join this mission of life, which is to take care of and respect

00:14the land, because we exist because of it, we learn from it, and with it we return.

00:30When it dies, when the radio is broken, that's when it dies, that's when it dies.

00:40We have to scoop it, like this, scoop it, heat it, so that it doesn't go to the ground.

00:52We have lived in the midst of adversities, in the midst of a difficult situation, but

01:18we continue to weave the joy, the harmony, the peace, the tranquility, with these initiatives

01:25and many hopes of life, many dreams of life, yes.

01:42We are the Aguas, we are the Aguas, we are the Aguas.

02:09We are the Aguas, we are the Aguas, we are the Aguas, we are the Aguas.

02:35Mientras más nos apartamos de la cosmovisión, mientras más nos apartamos de la cultura,

02:56más daños le hacemos al territorio.

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