Here's what Telma Taurepang, General Coordinator of the Union of Indigenous Women of the Amazon (UMIAB), wants the world to know about indigenous women:
Telma Taurepang is fighting for the lives of indigenous peoples across the Amazon. As the general coordinator of theshe develops projects supporting indigenous communities that are campaigning for land and working for self-sustainability, health and education.
says Telma."She [Mother Earth] has the first perception, meaning she feels firsthand what is happening on planet Earth. She feels when people are seeking for fruit in the woods, when they're seeking the seed to make their crafts, when they're planting and harvesting, and when they're seeking water to make their food. The water and food of our planet Earth are RUNNING OUT.
"We need financial support and support to tell the world that we are alive, that we are resistant indigenous women,"
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