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Guardians of the Amazon in the face of the pandemic

2020-06-07T03:05:44.592Z


Added to the threats that threaten their way of life, their culture and their habitat is now a new one: the covid-19. The photographer Sebastião Salgado claims the protection of the indigenous peoples of Brazil, guardians of the Amazon jungle and of an invaluable heritage of humanity. Images that make up a great project that culminates in 2021


  • 1The indigenous peoples of the Amazon are the guardians of the jungle, the custodians of an invaluable heritage of humanity. However, their survival is at risk. Tsaná This man is a singer of traditional music from Alto Xingu, a gift that he inherited from his father, the maestro Tagukagé. He wears a necklace of snail shells and a painted body of urucum. Sebastião Salgado Contact

  • 2For decades, people from abroad have illegally occupied lands reserved by law for their exclusive use. Ranchers have turned virgin forest into pasture; Lumberjacks have stolen hardwoods for export, and mercury used by gold prospectors has poisoned much of the rivers. Now, a new extremely serious danger such as covid-19 is facing these native communities. Indian salt The Waurá collect water hyacinths for the so-called 'Indian salt', a vegetable seasoning. Sebastião Salgado Contact

  • 3Like their ancestors were not immune to diseases brought by Europeans centuries ago, they also have no natural defenses against the coronavirus. The despicable attitude of the President of Brazil worsens this emergency. Jair Bolsonaro is a radical rightist who thinks that the indigenous population stands in the way of the country's development. Mapualu Kamaiurá, her baby and Telma Kamaiurá is the daughter of the shaman Mapulu Kamaiurá and has named the baby Mapulu Neta, the same name as her mother, as the Kamayurá tradition dictates. Next to her is her niece Telma. Sebastião Salgado Contact

  • 4Since he took office 16 months ago, Bolsonaro began to dismantle the government agencies created to protect the Amazon and its inhabitants. Among other actions, it has greatly weakened the Brazilian Institute for the Environment (IBAMA) and the National Indian Foundation (FUNAI), and has encouraged illegal invasions of indigenous lands. Last year, the Brazilian Amazon suffered the worst fires on record. The prospects for this year are even darker. Mayaru This kamayur man paints his body for the celebration of the Amuricumá. Sebastião Salgado Contact

  • 5The outlook is so bleak that, recently, my wife, Léila, and I prepared a letter signed by artists, intellectuals, scientists, and ecologists from around the world urging the three branches of government to take immediate measures to protect the coronarivus from the inhabitants of the jungle. There is no time to lose. Some tribes are already infected, and the number of covid-19 cases in Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian Amazon, has multiplied at terrifying speed. The Kuikuro Women's Dance The group dances as they approach the Kamayurá village for the Amuricumá festival. Sebastião Salgado Contact

  • 6Our petition has contributed to raising awareness of the crisis, but Brazil's 300,000 indigenous people remain at risk of genocide if the illegal invaders are not quickly forced to leave their lands. We should not forget that these ancient peoples are part of the extraordinary history of our species. Its disappearance would be a tragedy for Brazil and an immense loss for humanity. —Eps Warriors The men face off in the huka-huka at the Kuarup party. Sebastião Salgado Contact

  • 7In this podcast, SOS in the Amazon, we speak with Sebastião Salgado about his cry for warning about the advance of covid-19 in the Brazilian Amazon. Indian fishing kamayurá fish for the Amuricumá festival. Sebastião Salgado Contact

  • 8Indio Kamayur in the Alto Xingu basin, Mato Grosso state, Brazil, 2005. Sebastião Salgado Contact

  • 9Kamayurás fish during Amuricumá, the Sebastião Salgado festival Contact

  • 10Rosana Kaitsalô, Indian kamayurá, prepares for the feast of women. Sebastião Salgado Contact

  • 11Two Waura Indians pull the fishing net in the Piyulaga lagoon. Sebastião Salgado Contact

  • 12Kuikuro Indians dance at the party of Amuricumá Sebastião Salgado Contact

  • 13Wurah Indians in canoes. Beneath, Indian kamayurá fish for the Amuricumá festival. Sebastião Salgado Contact

  • 14 Podcast | SOS in the Amazon Listen to Sebastião Salgado in his defense of the Brazilian Amazon against the increased threat of covid-19. Go to news

Source: elparis

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