We, the Brazilian indigenous peoples present in the III World Forum of theology and Liberation, representing the diverse indigenous peoples of Brazil, assume the obligation of sharing with the non-indigenous peoples present in the great theological task to our message and concrete actions about what we are doing to protect nature in the Amazon, a wealth so important to the continuity of life for all humanity.

 

Before our witnesses we say to the world that we need to be less thinkers and more active. It is not enough to only talk of preservation if we continue to destroy the forests, the rivers and our mother earth. We need, yes, to find other methods of building progress, however without destroying what still remains.

 

Nature, with all its wealth, does not need us humans. To the contrary: we are, we human beings, who are in need of nature, because we do not live without water, without the air we breathe, much less without land.

 

With our contributions, by means of our experiences, we hope that everyone present in Belém, by returning to their countries of origin, can put into practice all that we seek and experience together.

 

We believe that if each individual puts into practice what we set our heart on in terms of preservation and respect, nature and all that exists in it, we are already constructing another possible world, where our sons, grandsons and great-grandsons will be able to live in dignity with water, potable, fertile land and the environment with her flora and fauna preserved and respected.

 

Only in this way are all able to be happy, but for this to become reality it is fundamental that we all truly assume the obligation of lovers of nature defending her from destruction.

 

                                                                                    Eva Canoé/Rondonia

 

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