what if your life experiences or opportunities opportunities to reconnect
opportunities opportunities to reconnect
opportunities opportunities to reconnect with yourself with other people and
with yourself with other people and
with yourself with other people and perhaps even with your environment
perhaps even with your environment
perhaps even with your environment think about those connections during
think about those connections during
think about those connections during this talk think about those times you
this talk think about those times you
this talk think about those times you were a child
were a child
were a child and you had an experience a moment
and you had an experience a moment
and you had an experience a moment perhaps laughter love friendship a
perhaps laughter love friendship a
perhaps laughter love friendship a moment in nature what about your life as
moment in nature what about your life as
moment in nature what about your life as an adult think about those moments and
an adult think about those moments and
an adult think about those moments and the experiences that you have are those
the experiences that you have are those
the experiences that you have are those moments possibilities to reconnect to
moments possibilities to reconnect to
moments possibilities to reconnect to have a better understanding of yourself
have a better understanding of yourself
have a better understanding of yourself maybe your purpose in life what you want
maybe your purpose in life what you want
maybe your purpose in life what you want to be doing and they don’t need to be
to be doing and they don’t need to be
to be doing and they don’t need to be big they can be small they don’t need to
big they can be small they don’t need to
big they can be small they don’t need to be grandiose but keep those memories in
be grandiose but keep those memories in
be grandiose but keep those memories in your mind as opportunities and during
your mind as opportunities and during
your mind as opportunities and during this presentation when you think about
this presentation when you think about
this presentation when you think about breathing take two breaths when I was
breathing take two breaths when I was
breathing take two breaths when I was nine years old I went to the Amazon with
nine years old I went to the Amazon with
nine years old I went to the Amazon with my family for 18 months they were
my family for 18 months they were
my family for 18 months they were navigating the waters of an area that
navigating the waters of an area that
navigating the waters of an area that was still yet unknown being discovered
was still yet unknown being discovered
was still yet unknown being discovered and I had small responsibilities driving
and I had small responsibilities driving
and I had small responsibilities driving the zodiac was perhaps one of them at
the zodiac was perhaps one of them at
the zodiac was perhaps one of them at least for the photograph but I was
least for the photograph but I was
least for the photograph but I was working with the scientist and we were
working with the scientist and we were
working with the scientist and we were catching piranha piranha at nine years
catching piranha piranha at nine years
catching piranha piranha at nine years old putting in them in a canoe and I
old putting in them in a canoe and I
old putting in them in a canoe and I remember that moment of the piranha was
remember that moment of the piranha was
remember that moment of the piranha was flipping about and I pulled my feet up
flipping about and I pulled my feet up
flipping about and I pulled my feet up thinking it was going to nibble at my
thinking it was going to nibble at my
thinking it was going to nibble at my toes and then I was given a
toes and then I was given a
toes and then I was given a responsibility a small pygmy marmoset
responsibility a small pygmy marmoset
responsibility a small pygmy marmoset one of the crew members had rescued it
one of the crew members had rescued it
one of the crew members had rescued it from a market its harness cutting it to
from a market its harness cutting it to
from a market its harness cutting it to its skin he brought it onto the boat he
its skin he brought it onto the boat he
its skin he brought it onto the boat he said Celine this is your responsibility
said Celine this is your responsibility
said Celine this is your responsibility you must care for it and feed it and so
you must care for it and feed it and so
you must care for it and feed it and so we made a new harness and I attached it
we made a new harness and I attached it
we made a new harness and I attached it to my shirt and during the day it sat on
to my shirt and during the day it sat on
to my shirt and during the day it sat on my shoulder it hid behind my my hair
my shoulder it hid behind my my hair
my shoulder it hid behind my my hair like a veil of protection and I would
like a veil of protection and I would
like a veil of protection and I would feed it and in that moment I created a
feed it and in that moment I created a
feed it and in that moment I created a connection
connection
connection with a creature that I knew nothing
with a creature that I knew nothing
with a creature that I knew nothing about before but that connection was
about before but that connection was
about before but that connection was something that stayed with me to this
something that stayed with me to this
something that stayed with me to this day and I remember it fondly and I
day and I remember it fondly and I
day and I remember it fondly and I cherish these memories and I cherish
cherish these memories and I cherish
cherish these memories and I cherish this photographs because they stay with
this photographs because they stay with
this photographs because they stay with me and they have become a part of me and
me and they have become a part of me and
me and they have become a part of me and in this I am also connected to other
in this I am also connected to other
in this I am also connected to other humans around the planet that perhaps
humans around the planet that perhaps
humans around the planet that perhaps have a pets of one sort enough of
have a pets of one sort enough of
have a pets of one sort enough of another but we all have these
another but we all have these
another but we all have these experiences maybe it’s a cat a dog a
experiences maybe it’s a cat a dog a
experiences maybe it’s a cat a dog a fish a frog and in these places perhaps
fish a frog and in these places perhaps
fish a frog and in these places perhaps it’s a little bit different but really
it’s a little bit different but really
it’s a little bit different but really it isn’t and that relationship we have
it isn’t and that relationship we have
it isn’t and that relationship we have with nature and animals and other human
with nature and animals and other human
with nature and animals and other human beings keep coming back think back to
beings keep coming back think back to
beings keep coming back think back to your own childhood your own experiences
your own childhood your own experiences
your own childhood your own experiences remember those connections now going
remember those connections now going
remember those connections now going along the shores of the Amazon when
along the shores of the Amazon when
along the shores of the Amazon when you’re nine years old the forest is
you’re nine years old the forest is
you’re nine years old the forest is immense
immense
immense it was immense then it is immense now
it was immense then it is immense now
it was immense then it is immense now and we were navigating the waters and
and we were navigating the waters and
and we were navigating the waters and clip so with sailing along the Amazon
clip so with sailing along the Amazon
clip so with sailing along the Amazon River and there was a man standing on
River and there was a man standing on
River and there was a man standing on the shoreline with bananas and so he
the shoreline with bananas and so he
the shoreline with bananas and so he stopped the boat we got into the zodiac
stopped the boat we got into the zodiac
stopped the boat we got into the zodiac a little inflatable boat and we went to
a little inflatable boat and we went to
a little inflatable boat and we went to shore and we followed this man into the
shore and we followed this man into the
shore and we followed this man into the jungle to his home and I remember
jungle to his home and I remember
jungle to his home and I remember walking across a log precariously not
walking across a log precariously not
walking across a log precariously not wanting to fall into the void and this
wanting to fall into the void and this
wanting to fall into the void and this man walked across like it was absolutely
man walked across like it was absolutely
man walked across like it was absolutely nothing and walking into the forest and
nothing and walking into the forest and
nothing and walking into the forest and smelling the humidity in the earth those
smelling the humidity in the earth those
smelling the humidity in the earth those nutrients filling the air and looking up
nutrients filling the air and looking up
nutrients filling the air and looking up and seeing the trees massive and
and seeing the trees massive and
and seeing the trees massive and grandiose and the light coming through
grandiose and the light coming through
grandiose and the light coming through the leaves and we followed him to where
the leaves and we followed him to where
the leaves and we followed him to where he had his bananas and he said please
he had his bananas and he said please
he had his bananas and he said please choose please choose bananas from a tree
choose please choose bananas from a tree
choose please choose bananas from a tree in the Amazon and so he said these and
in the Amazon and so he said these and
in the Amazon and so he said these and he cut the tree down and my child said
he cut the tree down and my child said
he cut the tree down and my child said why is he cutting a tree and my adult
why is he cutting a tree and my adult
why is he cutting a tree and my adult now knows a banana tree grows for nine
now knows a banana tree grows for nine
now knows a banana tree grows for nine months
months
months it you take its harvest and it’s fruit
it you take its harvest and it’s fruit
it you take its harvest and it’s fruit it then dies and the saplings that come
it then dies and the saplings that come
it then dies and the saplings that come from beneath from its roots grow strong
from beneath from its roots grow strong
from beneath from its roots grow strong because the other one fell over I
because the other one fell over I
because the other one fell over I created a connection with nature that
created a connection with nature that
created a connection with nature that wasn’t there before and an understanding
wasn’t there before and an understanding
wasn’t there before and an understanding of where my food comes from and then we
of where my food comes from and then we
of where my food comes from and then we walked to his home and his wife was
walked to his home and his wife was
walked to his home and his wife was cooking something on the
cooking something on the
cooking something on the and she said please have some and we
and she said please have some and we
and she said please have some and we said no we cannot take you have so
said no we cannot take you have so
said no we cannot take you have so little but she was proud to share what
little but she was proud to share what
little but she was proud to share what she had with us and so we did and I
she had with us and so we did and I
she had with us and so we did and I remember that moment where I tasted the
remember that moment where I tasted the
remember that moment where I tasted the food the smoky taste from the fire the
food the smoky taste from the fire the
food the smoky taste from the fire the texture and I remember looking over to
texture and I remember looking over to
texture and I remember looking over to the children that were playing with a
the children that were playing with a
the children that were playing with a stick and dirt and I remember feeling
stick and dirt and I remember feeling
stick and dirt and I remember feeling shy because I wanted to go play they
shy because I wanted to go play they
shy because I wanted to go play they were having so much fun and feeling envy
were having so much fun and feeling envy
were having so much fun and feeling envy because they looked so happy with
because they looked so happy with
because they looked so happy with something so simple and back in my room
something so simple and back in my room
something so simple and back in my room at home I had all these toys was it
at home I had all these toys was it
at home I had all these toys was it enough was I satisfied no I wanted
enough was I satisfied no I wanted
enough was I satisfied no I wanted another one and the Barbie doll and the
another one and the Barbie doll and the
another one and the Barbie doll and the stuffed animal and the Lego and this is
stuffed animal and the Lego and this is
stuffed animal and the Lego and this is the society that we have created and we
the society that we have created and we
the society that we have created and we grow into but it is not the society we
grow into but it is not the society we
grow into but it is not the society we come from it is not the culture that we
come from it is not the culture that we
come from it is not the culture that we are all of those connections have come
are all of those connections have come
are all of those connections have come back to me as an adult and I am NOT
back to me as an adult and I am NOT
back to me as an adult and I am NOT saying that this life is ideal they live
saying that this life is ideal they live
saying that this life is ideal they live a very difficult life of existence and
a very difficult life of existence and
a very difficult life of existence and survival but there is something simple
survival but there is something simple
survival but there is something simple that we need to come back to full circle
that we need to come back to full circle
that we need to come back to full circle now my adult mind says I have a
now my adult mind says I have a
now my adult mind says I have a connection to the Amazon let me find out
connection to the Amazon let me find out
connection to the Amazon let me find out more the Amazon is the largest
more the Amazon is the largest
more the Amazon is the largest rainforest on the planet it spans nine
rainforest on the planet it spans nine
rainforest on the planet it spans nine countries in South America massive and I
countries in South America massive and I
countries in South America massive and I love maps and I start to think forest
love maps and I start to think forest
love maps and I start to think forest deforestation climate change carbon
deforestation climate change carbon
deforestation climate change carbon sequestration the trees standing hold
sequestration the trees standing hold
sequestration the trees standing hold carbon the trees cut release carbon into
carbon the trees cut release carbon into
carbon the trees cut release carbon into the air that’s not good for us and then
the air that’s not good for us and then
the air that’s not good for us and then my mind starts swirling with stress and
my mind starts swirling with stress and
my mind starts swirling with stress and anxiety and thinking what are we doing
anxiety and thinking what are we doing
anxiety and thinking what are we doing to this planet and of course I look at
to this planet and of course I look at
to this planet and of course I look at another map because I want to see where
another map because I want to see where
another map because I want to see where the deforestation is happening and why
the deforestation is happening and why
the deforestation is happening and why and if you look at your products if you
and if you look at your products if you
and if you look at your products if you look at the ingredients on the food that
look at the ingredients on the food that
look at the ingredients on the food that you eat you start to realize some of
you eat you start to realize some of
you eat you start to realize some of those products and ingredients come from
those products and ingredients come from
those products and ingredients come from a place that is being deforested in a
a place that is being deforested in a
a place that is being deforested in a country you don’t live in but you are
country you don’t live in but you are
country you don’t live in but you are connected to it because one of your
connected to it because one of your
connected to it because one of your resources comes from there and this map
resources comes from there and this map
resources comes from there and this map shows the deforestation due to one of
shows the deforestation due to one of
shows the deforestation due to one of those resources and you realize there
those resources and you realize there
those resources and you realize there are people there and we depend on this
are people there and we depend on this
are people there and we depend on this forest and we are connected to it and
forest and we are connected to it and
forest and we are connected to it and therefore we are connected to the people
therefore we are connected to the people
therefore we are connected to the people that are there this is a phenomenal map
that are there this is a phenomenal map
that are there this is a phenomenal map as you’ll see I love maps
as you’ll see I love maps
as you’ll see I love maps this is a phenomenal map from the
this is a phenomenal map from the
this is a phenomenal map from the Instituto sochi ambiental in brazil
Instituto sochi ambiental in brazil
Instituto sochi ambiental in brazil they’re working to protect indigenous
they’re working to protect indigenous
they’re working to protect indigenous rights what you see in orange are the
rights what you see in orange are the
rights what you see in orange are the indigenous territories what you see in
indigenous territories what you see in
indigenous territories what you see in yellow is complete deforestation and in
yellow is complete deforestation and in
yellow is complete deforestation and in purple encroaching deforestation pay
purple encroaching deforestation pay
purple encroaching deforestation pay attention there is no deforestation on
attention there is no deforestation on
attention there is no deforestation on indigenous land why because they live in
indigenous land why because they live in
indigenous land why because they live in complete balance and harmony for their
complete balance and harmony for their
complete balance and harmony for their environment why because they live close
environment why because they live close
environment why because they live close to it and depend upon it for the food
to it and depend upon it for the food
to it and depend upon it for the food that they eat indigenous people and
that they eat indigenous people and
that they eat indigenous people and traditional communities make up 4
traditional communities make up 4
traditional communities make up 4 percent of the global population yet
percent of the global population yet
percent of the global population yet they protect 80% of our biodiversity
they protect 80% of our biodiversity
they protect 80% of our biodiversity biodiversity on which we depend for our
biodiversity on which we depend for our
biodiversity on which we depend for our potential future pharmaceuticals we are
potential future pharmaceuticals we are
potential future pharmaceuticals we are connected to these people
connected to these people
connected to these people and the statistics that we can read you
and the statistics that we can read you
and the statistics that we can read you can all look them up you can read them
can all look them up you can read them
can all look them up you can read them on the screen or you can just know this
on the screen or you can just know this
on the screen or you can just know this that we are intrinsically connected
that we are intrinsically connected
that we are intrinsically connected through everything now remember to take
through everything now remember to take
through everything now remember to take two breaths the carbon that goes in the
two breaths the carbon that goes in the
two breaths the carbon that goes in the air also comes from our oceans our
air also comes from our oceans our
air also comes from our oceans our oceans are carbon sequester’s I would be
oceans are carbon sequester’s I would be
oceans are carbon sequester’s I would be denying my family heritage if I didn’t
denying my family heritage if I didn’t
denying my family heritage if I didn’t talk a little bit about our oceans and I
talk a little bit about our oceans and I
talk a little bit about our oceans and I wouldn’t want to do that because my
wouldn’t want to do that because my
wouldn’t want to do that because my family is my first tribe it is my inner
family is my first tribe it is my inner
family is my first tribe it is my inner circle it is my upbringing and my nature
circle it is my upbringing and my nature
circle it is my upbringing and my nature and my nurture my second circle the
and my nurture my second circle the
and my nurture my second circle the tribe of people that I work with that I
tribe of people that I work with that I
tribe of people that I work with that I depend on my community my friends the
depend on my community my friends the
depend on my community my friends the ocean is responsible for the second
ocean is responsible for the second
ocean is responsible for the second breath because microscopic creatures
breath because microscopic creatures
breath because microscopic creatures called phytoplankton create to the air
called phytoplankton create to the air
called phytoplankton create to the air and the oxygen that we breathe two
and the oxygen that we breathe two
and the oxygen that we breathe two breaths one from the forest one from the
breaths one from the forest one from the
breaths one from the forest one from the ocean and this is a lot of information
ocean and this is a lot of information
ocean and this is a lot of information so every now and then you have to
so every now and then you have to
so every now and then you have to reconnect to play and to fun take a
reconnect to play and to fun take a
reconnect to play and to fun take a moment
moment
moment exhale remember your childhood
ah and this is what it can look like if
ah and this is what it can look like if you allow yourself to tap into this
you allow yourself to tap into this
you allow yourself to tap into this moment this is what it can still look
moment this is what it can still look
moment this is what it can still look like as an adult you don’t have to let
like as an adult you don’t have to let
like as an adult you don’t have to let that go now in 2007 I went to a place
that go now in 2007 I went to a place
that go now in 2007 I went to a place called the valley dor javadi in the
called the valley dor javadi in the
called the valley dor javadi in the Brazilian Amazon going back to places my
Brazilian Amazon going back to places my
Brazilian Amazon going back to places my grandfather had been to in the early
grandfather had been to in the early
grandfather had been to in the early 1980s when I was 9 years old
1980s when I was 9 years old
1980s when I was 9 years old and in that time I met some incredible
and in that time I met some incredible
and in that time I met some incredible people the tribes of the Davari they
people the tribes of the Davari they
people the tribes of the Davari they asked me to tell their story and I said
asked me to tell their story and I said
asked me to tell their story and I said yes tribes on the edge is the story of
yes tribes on the edge is the story of
yes tribes on the edge is the story of the people of the Davari a territory
the people of the Davari a territory
the people of the Davari a territory eighty five thousand square kilometers
eighty five thousand square kilometers
eighty five thousand square kilometers that’s the size of Austria or Portugal
that’s the size of Austria or Portugal
that’s the size of Austria or Portugal that’s a lot of trees my adult mind says
that’s a lot of trees my adult mind says
that’s a lot of trees my adult mind says carbon sequestration my child says I
carbon sequestration my child says I
carbon sequestration my child says I wonder if I can eat that food again by
wonder if I can eat that food again by
wonder if I can eat that food again by the way the next time I ate that food as
the way the next time I ate that food as
the way the next time I ate that food as an adult all of those memories came back
an adult all of those memories came back
an adult all of those memories came back it doesn’t even matter what that food is
it doesn’t even matter what that food is
it doesn’t even matter what that food is you all have lived it your senses your
you all have lived it your senses your
you all have lived it your senses your smell your sight your love your emotions
smell your sight your love your emotions
smell your sight your love your emotions they all bring back those memories and
they all bring back those memories and
they all bring back those memories and reconnect you the people of the Jafari
reconnect you the people of the Jafari
reconnect you the people of the Jafari are facing potential disaster although
are facing potential disaster although
are facing potential disaster although their land is designated as ancestral
their land is designated as ancestral
their land is designated as ancestral territory the laws that protect them are
territory the laws that protect them are
territory the laws that protect them are infallible the government wants to drill
infallible the government wants to drill
infallible the government wants to drill because there’s oil oil that gets
because there’s oil oil that gets
because there’s oil oil that gets exported where to all of us we are
exported where to all of us we are
exported where to all of us we are connected they are facing high rates of
connected they are facing high rates of
connected they are facing high rates of hepatitis not endemic to the region and
hepatitis not endemic to the region and
hepatitis not endemic to the region and they need help this is a short excerpt
they need help this is a short excerpt
they need help this is a short excerpt that you will hear the interview that I
that you will hear the interview that I
that you will hear the interview that I did with Sidney pezuela a phenomenal
did with Sidney pezuela a phenomenal
did with Sidney pezuela a phenomenal human being who for decades in Brazil
human being who for decades in Brazil
human being who for decades in Brazil has been defending indigenous land
has been defending indigenous land
has been defending indigenous land rights and I think he summarizes this
rights and I think he summarizes this
rights and I think he summarizes this story perfectly this poem is a cool
story perfectly this poem is a cool
story perfectly this poem is a cool image browser buddy canteens of
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cassandra in the de petróleo guys
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[Music] Attis Astaire ding-ding
Attis Astaire ding-ding
Attis Astaire ding-ding she destino pour votre vie le pasa
she destino pour votre vie le pasa
she destino pour votre vie le pasa quench in water sua vida traditional
quench in water sua vida traditional
quench in water sua vida traditional Portuguese milk industry Romania one is
Portuguese milk industry Romania one is
Portuguese milk industry Romania one is horosho cynical bones a casino no no no
horosho cynical bones a casino no no no
horosho cynical bones a casino no no no my sentimental Geum Ora tear you
my sentimental Geum Ora tear you
my sentimental Geum Ora tear you preserve herself the cuidado con este
preserve herself the cuidado con este
preserve herself the cuidado con este momento que antes de viver estamos
momento que antes de viver estamos
momento que antes de viver estamos viendo my epic Edessa a me too a motto
viendo my epic Edessa a me too a motto
viendo my epic Edessa a me too a motto in my linking combat it is knowns anima
and that is at the heart of all of this
and that is at the heart of all of this to not lose heart to not lose hope
to not lose heart to not lose hope
to not lose heart to not lose hope because we have that capacity to
because we have that capacity to
because we have that capacity to reconnect and because knowledge is power
reconnect and because knowledge is power
reconnect and because knowledge is power power is responsibility so what you do
power is responsibility so what you do
power is responsibility so what you do with that is your power it is the hope
with that is your power it is the hope
with that is your power it is the hope and it is what can bring you to the next
and it is what can bring you to the next
and it is what can bring you to the next point how will you choose to reconnect I
point how will you choose to reconnect I
point how will you choose to reconnect I look at these children and I think of
look at these children and I think of
look at these children and I think of the future I have a five year old and I
the future I have a five year old and I
the future I have a five year old and I think about what his future is about and
think about what his future is about and
think about what his future is about and I think about these children the same
I think about these children the same
I think about these children the same way am I going to do everything I can to
way am I going to do everything I can to
way am I going to do everything I can to reconnect us to each other and to
reconnect us to each other and to
reconnect us to each other and to ourselves to our understanding of what
ourselves to our understanding of what
ourselves to our understanding of what it means to be part of a global human
it means to be part of a global human
it means to be part of a global human tribe these children live in complete
tribe these children live in complete
tribe these children live in complete harmony with their environment because
harmony with their environment because
harmony with their environment because there is no other way I did an interview
there is no other way I did an interview
there is no other way I did an interview with a man named B not to COO Matisse
with a man named B not to COO Matisse
with a man named B not to COO Matisse from the Matisse tribe in the Javari and
from the Matisse tribe in the Javari and
from the Matisse tribe in the Javari and I asked to be now with my little
I asked to be now with my little
I asked to be now with my little notebook in hand so B now how do you
notebook in hand so B now how do you
notebook in hand so B now how do you live sustainably with your environment
live sustainably with your environment
live sustainably with your environment and he looks at me not understanding my
and he looks at me not understanding my
and he looks at me not understanding my questions and I think okay my bertagnoli
questions and I think okay my bertagnoli
questions and I think okay my bertagnoli is terrible
is terrible
is terrible let me try to define sustainability in a
let me try to define sustainability in a
let me try to define sustainability in a very simple way how do you live in
very simple way how do you live in
very simple way how do you live in balance with your environment and he
balance with your environment and he
balance with your environment and he still looked at me like I was not asking
still looked at me like I was not asking
still looked at me like I was not asking the
the
the question and his answer was almost a
question and his answer was almost a
question and his answer was almost a question in itself he says well when I
question in itself he says well when I
question in itself he says well when I cut a tree for the canoe I am going to
cut a tree for the canoe I am going to
cut a tree for the canoe I am going to make I plant one so that my grandchild
make I plant one so that my grandchild
make I plant one so that my grandchild or perhaps my great grandchild will have
or perhaps my great grandchild will have
or perhaps my great grandchild will have a great tree to make a canoe
a great tree to make a canoe
a great tree to make a canoe sustainability we have come back full
sustainability we have come back full
sustainability we have come back full circle to this notion of what it means
circle to this notion of what it means
circle to this notion of what it means to live in equilibrium with our
to live in equilibrium with our
to live in equilibrium with our environment we define it differently
environment we define it differently
environment we define it differently with our new reality sustainable
with our new reality sustainable
with our new reality sustainable development but it is no different than
development but it is no different than
development but it is no different than that original thought that that original
that original thought that that original
that original thought that that original understanding we have created an
understanding we have created an
understanding we have created an industry that has brought us back full
industry that has brought us back full
industry that has brought us back full circle to what we always knew
circle to what we always knew
circle to what we always knew instinctually and that is to live in
instinctually and that is to live in
instinctually and that is to live in balance it’s just now we have buildings
balance it’s just now we have buildings
balance it’s just now we have buildings and air conditioning we have cars we
and air conditioning we have cars we
and air conditioning we have cars we have technology do not deny all of that
have technology do not deny all of that
have technology do not deny all of that as part of our lives but integrate it
as part of our lives but integrate it
as part of our lives but integrate it into something deeper because it should
into something deeper because it should
into something deeper because it should be used as a tool and not as something
be used as a tool and not as something
be used as a tool and not as something that is just the end the portraits you
that is just the end the portraits you
that is just the end the portraits you will see here these are important each
will see here these are important each
will see here these are important each person is a human life and that each one
person is a human life and that each one
person is a human life and that each one of them represents something this idea
of them represents something this idea
of them represents something this idea of adaptation and resilience is
of adaptation and resilience is
of adaptation and resilience is something else that we all have in
something else that we all have in
something else that we all have in common in our world we are perhaps
common in our world we are perhaps
common in our world we are perhaps adapting in a different way with the
adapting in a different way with the
adapting in a different way with the tribes of the Javari and everywhere
tribes of the Javari and everywhere
tribes of the Javari and everywhere around the Amazon are seeing is that the
around the Amazon are seeing is that the
around the Amazon are seeing is that the seasons are changing in different ways
seasons are changing in different ways
seasons are changing in different ways they don’t know necessarily when to
they don’t know necessarily when to
they don’t know necessarily when to plant anymore because the rains come
plant anymore because the rains come
plant anymore because the rains come differently when you have to plant and
differently when you have to plant and
differently when you have to plant and harvest for your livelihood when you
harvest for your livelihood when you
harvest for your livelihood when you have to hunt for the food that you eat
have to hunt for the food that you eat
have to hunt for the food that you eat and if you don’t build your home you
and if you don’t build your home you
and if you don’t build your home you don’t have shelter you are very much
don’t have shelter you are very much
don’t have shelter you are very much connected with everything that happens
connected with everything that happens
connected with everything that happens how can we do that in this society if we
how can we do that in this society if we
how can we do that in this society if we are not completely rooted in that idea
are not completely rooted in that idea
are not completely rooted in that idea of survival we are all looking for a
of survival we are all looking for a
of survival we are all looking for a sense of belonging who are we who are
sense of belonging who are we who are
sense of belonging who are we who are our people who is our tribe define that
our people who is our tribe define that
our people who is our tribe define that for yourself in whatever way that means
for yourself in whatever way that means
for yourself in whatever way that means you came to a talk why why are you here
you came to a talk why why are you here
you came to a talk why why are you here what are you seeking what will you do
what are you seeking what will you do
what are you seeking what will you do with it you go home to your
with it you go home to your
with it you go home to your families your tribe your friends your
families your tribe your friends your
families your tribe your friends your tribe
tribe
tribe perhaps your colleagues your community
perhaps your colleagues your community
perhaps your colleagues your community your beliefs that all defines who you
your beliefs that all defines who you
your beliefs that all defines who you are and maybe you’re looking on social
are and maybe you’re looking on social
are and maybe you’re looking on social media for the people that belong in your
media for the people that belong in your
media for the people that belong in your tribe but it’s still that same feeling
tribe but it’s still that same feeling
tribe but it’s still that same feeling where are they what can you do for them
where are they what can you do for them
where are they what can you do for them and if you have the privilege of having
and if you have the privilege of having
and if you have the privilege of having food and water and shelter and love then
food and water and shelter and love then
food and water and shelter and love then you have an opportunity to give and to
you have an opportunity to give and to
you have an opportunity to give and to connect and that is such a tremendous
connect and that is such a tremendous
connect and that is such a tremendous gift to be able to take with you to be
gift to be able to take with you to be
gift to be able to take with you to be able to think beyond survival beyond
able to think beyond survival beyond
able to think beyond survival beyond mere adaptation and resilience because
mere adaptation and resilience because
mere adaptation and resilience because resilience is something else we have in
resilience is something else we have in
resilience is something else we have in common what will happen if we do not
common what will happen if we do not
common what will happen if we do not adapt if we are not resilient
adapt if we are not resilient
adapt if we are not resilient psychologically emotionally physically
psychologically emotionally physically
psychologically emotionally physically how do we move forward and then comes a
how do we move forward and then comes a
how do we move forward and then comes a difficult part what happens when you are
difficult part what happens when you are
difficult part what happens when you are met with adversity when there are really
met with adversity when there are really
met with adversity when there are really difficult moments when everything you
difficult moments when everything you
difficult moments when everything you believe in and have been fighting for is
believe in and have been fighting for is
believe in and have been fighting for is threatened will you stand tall in the
threatened will you stand tall in the
threatened will you stand tall in the face of adversity will your conviction
face of adversity will your conviction
face of adversity will your conviction double to be able to do what you need to
double to be able to do what you need to
double to be able to do what you need to do to move forward because that is a
do to move forward because that is a
do to move forward because that is a test of our resilience that is a test of
test of our resilience that is a test of
test of our resilience that is a test of our ability and those are wonderful
our ability and those are wonderful
our ability and those are wonderful moments working in the Amazon with the
moments working in the Amazon with the
moments working in the Amazon with the indigenous tribes is never easy people
indigenous tribes is never easy people
indigenous tribes is never easy people are complicated no matter where you go
are complicated no matter where you go
are complicated no matter where you go and the conditions are difficult but I
and the conditions are difficult but I
and the conditions are difficult but I value and cherish the moments where my
value and cherish the moments where my
value and cherish the moments where my conviction is tested that this project
conviction is tested that this project
conviction is tested that this project called tribes on the edge will make a
called tribes on the edge will make a
called tribes on the edge will make a difference in these people’s lives that
difference in these people’s lives that
difference in these people’s lives that a film and an impact campaign can change
a film and an impact campaign can change
a film and an impact campaign can change the course of their survival
the course of their survival
the course of their survival Beto Maru bow from the Meru bow tribe
Beto Maru bow from the Meru bow tribe
Beto Maru bow from the Meru bow tribe said to me Celine this problem did not
said to me Celine this problem did not
said to me Celine this problem did not happen overnight you will not fix it
happen overnight you will not fix it
happen overnight you will not fix it overnight
overnight
overnight exhale and so I remember because that
exhale and so I remember because that
exhale and so I remember because that connects me back to what is happening
connects me back to what is happening
connects me back to what is happening there as well and I need that I need
there as well and I need that I need
there as well and I need that I need that reconnection
that reconnection
that reconnection as much as all of us the thermometry or
as much as all of us the thermometry or
as much as all of us the thermometry or ceiba also called kapok stands tall in
ceiba also called kapok stands tall in
ceiba also called kapok stands tall in the Amazon reaching up above the jungle
the Amazon reaching up above the jungle
the Amazon reaching up above the jungle canopy but it is fragile
canopy but it is fragile
canopy but it is fragile just like the tribes if we are
just like the tribes if we are
just like the tribes if we are short-sighted we harvest this tree to
short-sighted we harvest this tree to
short-sighted we harvest this tree to make homes but the wood rots quickly if
make homes but the wood rots quickly if
make homes but the wood rots quickly if we have the foresight to think further
we have the foresight to think further
we have the foresight to think further ahead
ahead
ahead we protect to the tree that creates and
we protect to the tree that creates and
we protect to the tree that creates and harbors life it gives fruit and shelter
harbors life it gives fruit and shelter
harbors life it gives fruit and shelter and much like the tribes needs our
and much like the tribes needs our
and much like the tribes needs our support
support
support adabo Kulina from the Kulina tribe
adabo Kulina from the Kulina tribe
adabo Kulina from the Kulina tribe taught me hope when all I was hearing
taught me hope when all I was hearing
taught me hope when all I was hearing were challenges and difficulties and
were challenges and difficulties and
were challenges and difficulties and adversity I needed a moment of levity I
adversity I needed a moment of levity I
adversity I needed a moment of levity I needed to go back to my childhood self
needed to go back to my childhood self
needed to go back to my childhood self and what he did is he provided hope he
and what he did is he provided hope he
and what he did is he provided hope he said when you are facing difficulties
said when you are facing difficulties
said when you are facing difficulties look to your people and his hope is
look to your people and his hope is
look to your people and his hope is uniting his people together and having
uniting his people together and having
uniting his people together and having pride in cultural heritage for their
pride in cultural heritage for their
pride in cultural heritage for their future survival and that is something
future survival and that is something
future survival and that is something that I truly believe will bring us all
that I truly believe will bring us all
that I truly believe will bring us all forward the disconnect does not exist we
forward the disconnect does not exist we
forward the disconnect does not exist we have created it and I encourage all of
have created it and I encourage all of
have created it and I encourage all of you to reconnect with those memories
you to reconnect with those memories
you to reconnect with those memories that have created who you are your
that have created who you are your
that have created who you are your people your inner circle your outer
people your inner circle your outer
people your inner circle your outer circle your tribe go out and get dirty
circle your tribe go out and get dirty
circle your tribe go out and get dirty encourage your children to go out and
encourage your children to go out and
encourage your children to go out and get into the environment and by all
get into the environment and by all
get into the environment and by all means have fun enjoy life because that
means have fun enjoy life because that
means have fun enjoy life because that energy is contagious love and
energy is contagious love and
energy is contagious love and positiveness and optimism is contagious
positiveness and optimism is contagious
positiveness and optimism is contagious and it is necessary and please do not
and it is necessary and please do not
and it is necessary and please do not forget two breaths one for the forest
forget two breaths one for the forest
forget two breaths one for the forest and one for the ocean thank you
and one for the ocean thank you
and one for the ocean thank you [Applause]
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