The Yawanawá Tribe
Land Acknowledgement
Chief Tashka of the Yawanawá and his wife Laura. Tashka has worked tirelessly to preserve and sustain his people’s cultural, economic and spiritual identity.
TRUST acknowledges the 500,000 acres of Amazon rainforest in the state of Acre, Brazil of the traditional homeland of the 1,200 who protect and reinvigorate the The Yawanawá Tribe and it's culture. We respect their economically and socially empowering relationships with the outside world. Revenue from the all access after party will be gifted 100% to the Yawanawa Tribe for their LIFE PLAN. We respect The Yawanawá Life Plan, a model blueprint for how indigenous communities everywhere can think and act to strengthen their culture, their message, and to protect Mother Earth.
The Yawanawá Life Plan is like a tree; it has many branches. It is a strategic plan that The Yawanawá developed over a five-year period for the whole community, and its children, men, women and elders. Its aim is to secure their territory, health, education, culture, language, economy, and identity, so they can continue being Yawanawá in their preserved land for the next generations.
By listening to and making alliances with indigenous people, all humankind can benefit from maintaining living forests and ways of life. We are grateful to The Yawanawá for the care they give to life in their lands.
We gift our Amazon Day Party to Yawanawa Tribe to activate their territorial LIFE PLAN.
Tashka and Laura Yawanawá lead the Yawanawá people in Acre, Brazil -- a tribe that stewards almost 500,000 acres of Amazon rainforest. As footage of the Amazon burning shocks the world's consciousness, Tashka and Laura call for us to transform this moment into an opportunity to support indigenous people who have the experience, knowledge and tools needed to protect the land.
This talk was presented at “We the Future,” a special event in partnership with the Skoll Foundation and the United Nations Foundation.
In this profound talk, Tashka Yawanawá discusses the indigenous rights movement in Brazil and talks about the impact of colonization on his people. As Chief of the Yawanawá, he advocates for progress and preservation of the Yawanawá culture.