They are the
Kogi Indians of Columbia. They are a shamanic people who remained
seperate from the rest of the world, until the Earth gave them a
message that there were people in the world they should warn about the
damage they were doing to the planet. They invited film makers in to
see their life and spirituality, and published a book about it. They
showed how happy the people were to be extending their lands, and
farming them in an ecologically responsible way. They were giving up
their dependance on hallucinagenics, and had achieved status as a world
preservation area.
They sent out their message, part of which described rich westerners as
naughty younger brothers who have not been slapped down yet for
behaving irresponsibly towards the Earth. President Bush took
exception to this, and claimed the Kogi use of hallucinagenics as his
excuse for what he did next, despite the fact they had made a
commitment to clearing thier lands of the plants as part of their world
preservation site status.
President Bush sent in a plane, which dusted the area with a poisonous
cocktail that wrecked the ecology of the Kogi people's new lands.
Children are now being born with health problems. All because they had
to pass on the message about the health of the earth.
They now need media attention to make their plight known to the rest of
the world, and to help raise funds to provide help for those whose
lives have been ruined.
I feel that knowing other peoples have heard the same message, and
knowing they are not alone, would be of great help to these people.
Seannachaidh
Urls to read more
http://www.taironatrust.org/
http://www.labyrinthina.com/kogi.htm
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