You don't actually need to read this diary. It's just a response to a diary by FishOutofWater a few weeks back: eKos: Astounding. Warning from our Elder Brothers. That's the one you should be reading: . I haven't stopped thinking about it, and wanted to share it with those who missed it then. Here's the opening paragraph:
The elder brothers, the Kogi people, who retreated through dense Colombian jungle to high mountain sanctuaries from lost cities, rather than be conquered by Europeans or converted by missionaries, have sent their first emissary ever to Europe to warn us that we are are killing the earth.
One remarkable thing about this story is that the Kogi people have successfully kept their connections to their traditions and history, have stood up for and won back rights to their lands, and, having recognized the impacts of climate change on their world, have reached out to the rest of us to share their concerns and insights. Go read that diary, mine's just a pale shadow.
continued at Daily Kos....
