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Tuira Kayapó brandished her machete in the face of a government official who was trying to convince indigenous leaders to accept a mega-dam project in the Amazon, 1989

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“Electricity won’t give us food. We need the rivers to flow freely. Don’t talk to us about relieving our ‘poverty’ – we are the richest people in Brazil. We are Indians.”

part of kayapó’s speech during this event

also! she’s still alive! that sort of thing is always worth pointing out to show that we really aren’t too far removed from events like this! here’s a 2019 photo of her:

[shinytarountula]

I just checked, she passed away in August 2024 - but not before working with a filmmaker to make an hour long movie where she explains her life and her activism. If you want to hear what she has to say for herself, here’s the opportunity.

Movie is ‘Tuire Kayapó’ (First Contact) by Pınar Yolaçan, in case the link breaks

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adhd is so funny it's like being possessed but with myself

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me, desperately: can we please get something done?!

my inner demon, who is also me: IF YOU LIKE PIÑA COLADA

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plushie divider f2u w credit 🌈💖

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[kaijuno]

[weltenwellen]

Resmaa Menakem, My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies

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Andrea Gibson, Lord of the Butterflies

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[one single bloodcurdling agonized scream] ok time to lock in

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tender heart bear 💐🧸💭🍂

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[academic-vampire]

𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔥𝔞𝔳𝔢 𝔱𝔬 𝔠𝔥𝔬𝔬𝔰𝔢 𝔰𝔬𝔪𝔢𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔤