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Indigenous leader inspires an Amazon city to grant personhood to an endangered river

Por: Portland Press Herald World August 08, 2023

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An Indigenous Wari’ boy swims in the Komi Memem River, named Laje in non-Indigenous maps, in Guajara-Mirim, Rondonia state, Brazil on July 13.  Andre Penner/Associated Press GUAJARA-MIRIM, BRAZIL — On the banks of the Komi Memem River, the activity never ceases: women go down the embankment from Laje Velho village carrying basins to wash clothing, while men embark in small canoes on hunting and fishing expeditions. At day’s end, it’s... + full article



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