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<v Speaker 1>A man.

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<v Speaker 2>T s and.

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<v Speaker 1>So one of the main things that we discussed today

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<v Speaker 1>was the presence of indigenoity as a source for not

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<v Speaker 1>only knowledge, for not only upliftment of the earth and

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<v Speaker 1>challenging of climate change, but also as a source of resistance.

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<v Speaker 1>And when we are seeing the indigenous people of Brasil,

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<v Speaker 1>the indigenous people of Ecuador, of Peru, of Nepal, Burkina, Fasso, Niger,

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<v Speaker 1>molly rising up and saying we have had enough. This

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<v Speaker 1>is not just waiting for land back. This is taking

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<v Speaker 1>land back. And it's not It may not be in

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<v Speaker 1>the immediate overwhelming fashion that people want, because that is

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<v Speaker 1>the goal. However, it is an actual move towards and

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<v Speaker 1>it is a no if that's not even fair. It

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<v Speaker 1>is movement. It is not just movement towards. It is

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<v Speaker 1>movement on business, and it is people who are connected

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<v Speaker 1>to their indigenuity as it exists, beyond something to capitalize on.

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<v Speaker 1>It is something that is within them. It is something

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<v Speaker 1>that drives them. It is something that has spirit attached

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<v Speaker 1>to it. Right, it has something greater than just their

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<v Speaker 1>physical form attached to it. And that right there is

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<v Speaker 1>something that black people in the United States have been

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<v Speaker 1>lacking because it was stolen from us. And I say

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<v Speaker 1>in my book what would the ans astors say? And

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<v Speaker 1>I say on my book tour, and I continue to

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<v Speaker 1>say this here. If we are not paying attention to

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<v Speaker 1>the efforts of indigenous communities to get their land back,

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<v Speaker 1>then we are completely disregarding a huge aspect as black people,

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<v Speaker 1>and just as folks who want there to be land

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<v Speaker 1>backed in the United States and in western spaces, we

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<v Speaker 1>are completely disregarding not only sources of knowledge, but sources

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<v Speaker 1>of strength. When I see black mainstream media and I

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<v Speaker 1>see black folks who are not talking about this, I say,

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<v Speaker 1>those are people who are one disconnected not only from

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<v Speaker 1>other factions of information, but they are also disconnected from

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<v Speaker 1>the value of indigenous knowledge. For black people in the

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<v Speaker 1>United States who had to form our own version of indigenousity,

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<v Speaker 1>we will not win, we will not succeed, we will

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<v Speaker 1>not come together, We will not do anything that we

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<v Speaker 1>claim we want to do until we identify ourselves as

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<v Speaker 1>truly indigenous, not just the way that people be like

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<v Speaker 1>we wasn't slaves, we was indigenous. No, that's not what

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<v Speaker 1>I'm talking about. I mean as in a collective that

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<v Speaker 1>understands the world in a shared way, that understands our

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<v Speaker 1>existence in the world in a shared way that is

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<v Speaker 1>connected beyond our attachment to material things, beyond our goals

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<v Speaker 1>of exceeding or succeeding in this capitalist mainframe. No, until

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<v Speaker 1>we identify that, until we bring in our African indigenity

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<v Speaker 1>and combine it with all of the uniqueness that we

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<v Speaker 1>have created here, we will never get anywhere. So when

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<v Speaker 1>you are watching black folks out here who say they're

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<v Speaker 1>for black folks, make sure that they are also speaking

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<v Speaker 1>about indigenous folks all over this world as a source

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<v Speaker 1>of knowledge, as a source of wisdom, and also as

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<v Speaker 1>a source of strength, because we are all being actively

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<v Speaker 1>disconnected from that source for a reason, to keep us

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<v Speaker 1>able to be squelched, suppressed, and repressed. So stay alert,

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<v Speaker 1>stay coalitioned, and keep expanding.

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<v Speaker 2>A man against Amasil an now against Amain, not finding

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<v Speaker 2>end