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Patricia Gualinga

Patricia Gualinga is a defender of indigenous rights and a leader of the Kichwa indigenous community of Sarayaku, Ecuador.

Patricia Gualinga defiende los derechos de los indígenas y es líder de la comunidad indígena Kichwa de Sarayaku, Ecuador.

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Laudato Si' validates centuries of indigenous knowledge to defend nature

Commentary: With Pope Francis' environmental encyclical, at last a spiritual leader whose voice was heard around the world understood what we, the indigenous peoples, had been trying to explain without being understood.

Laudato Si ratifica siglos de sabiduría indígena en defensa de la naturaleza

Con la encíclica ambiental del Papa Francisco, por fin un líder espiritual respetado y escuchado en todo el mundo, comprendía lo que nosotros, los pueblos indígenas, habíamos estado tratando de explicar sin ser entendidos.

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