Space brings photo galleries, videos and news of the main events of the Yanomami and Ye'kwana struggle
On this April 19th, National Indigenous Peoples Day, which celebrates cultural diversity, ancestry, preservation of history, fight for rights and resistance against all forms of violence, prejudice and discrimination against indigenous peoples, the Hutukara Yanomami Association (HAY ) launches the new organization website most representative of the Yanomami and Ye'kwana people, presided over by the shaman and political leader, Davi Kopenawa Yanomami.
Access the page: https://hutukarayanomami.org
The new layout features seven sessions, where the public can find out who the Yanomami and Ye'kwana peoples are, who the Hutukara are and the main lines of work, as well as maps with the location of the territory, delimitation, communities, areas affected by mining and still get to know the leaders who are at the helm of HAY.
The vice-president of HAY, Dário Vitorio Kopenawa, said that the new page is a fundamental tool to give visibility to the work of the association, which turns 20 years old in November this year. “Important to show the work of Hutukara, especially for non-indigenous people to look, know and respect. It is the fruit of our work. Students, authorities, academics, researchers will learn about the activities we are promoting, our commitments and priorities. Show society the work that Hutukara has been doing for a long time”, he highlighted.
Territorial protection actions, forest products and institutional governance are among HAY's lines of work, available on the new website. Faced with the invasion of mining, one of Hutukara's main actions has been the implementation of activities to protect the territory. Last year, young Yanomami and Ye'kwana, who live in the riverbeds of the Uraricoera River, regions most affected by illegal mining, participated in drone operator workshops, with the aim of mapping and recording the presence of invaders. warning system in Yanomami Land, which records and reports vulnerable health, environmental and territorial situations.
Located in the extreme north of Brazil, on the border with Venezuela, the Yanomami Indigenous Land is the largest in Brazil, with more than nine million hectares and currently with a population of around 32 thousand inhabitants, between the Yanomami and Ye'kwana peoples. . HAY's financial director, Maurício Ye'kwana, born in the Fuduwaaduinha community, in the Auaris region, has been working at Hutukara since 2008. “Credibility and ease of information, the website is a great step forward in a new moment for Hutukara. As a representative of the Ye'kwana people, I believe that this communication work will facilitate our actions with other indigenous associations, partners and supporters”.
The website features photo and video galleries of the association's main events and makes connections with Hutukara's social networks, Instagram, Facebook e Youtube, which brings the main news and daily actions carried out.
“The Yanomami Land turned 30, Hutukara will turn 20 this year and all of this remains and will be registered on our website. A very large communication network to share our history of struggle and conquest, knowledge of tradition and culture, resistance, shamanism, languages. An achievement not only for us, but for all the indigenous peoples of Brazil”, concludes Dário Vitorio Kopenawa.
The website's layout is by artist Raquel Uendi, who already works with indigenous peoples and is also responsible for the website of the Federation of Indigenous Organizations of Rio Negro (Foirn).
Hutukara is the main strategic partner of the Instituto Socioambiental (ISA) in Roraima.