This tribe believes they are the guardians of the Amazon rainforest and they are worried about its future. 'In the forest there are many things, fruits, fish, animals and also our medicine. Our concern is that if the forest is gone, people will also end.'
Deep in the heart of the Amazon, Ajareaty Waiapi performs one of her tribe's most traditional rituals. The tribal chief crushes blood red urucum seeds into a thick paste and generously applies it to her face, bare chest and torso. The mixture protects her skin from the sun and insects. It's also believed to ward off evil spirits.
Chief Ajareaty Waiapi stands by the Rio Onca river looking out into the forest. Now, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro wants to change that, with proposals that include moving the tribe out of their legally demarcated territory and opening the land to miners to exploit dormant deposits of copper, iron and gold near their homes.
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