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This Indigenous land defender stood against a mining giant trying to exploit her people’s land in the Amazon — and won. Alessandra Korap Munduruku is now being recognized for her work as an environmental protector in Brazil, where protecting the land can be deadly.

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Lavender ☭ 🇰🇵3 years ago

✊✊✊ anti-capitalism 4 ever

عمار يونس حسين3 years ago

@michele_mattea تصرف هذه الفتاة خطاء لانها تمنع شركات التعدين وتمنع الأرزاق والنمو ، لان الله الواحد الوهيم طلب مننا إعمار الارض وإصلاحها

Job Ngule3 years ago

What an extra ordinary woman.

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