April 28, 2021

Andrew Campbell 

The Sapara Nation of Ecuador are an Indigenous people to save their endangered language, culture and wisdom. Manari Ushigua, a Sapara activist, accepted an interview by Bitter Winter, a magazine on religious liberty and human rights, on April 26, 2021.  

He shared his views on forests, human rights and freedom of religion. 

He opposed people treat nature as a “resource”. Instead, nature is a part of life earth. 

While emphasizing on human rights, he suggested that the world should extend to other entities and beings. we should see and listen to the nature. This way, we understand that we are related with all things. 

In addition, he believes religions are telling each culture’s own stories.  Sapara values the leakage of all beings. The idea makes them view things openly with stories in all kinds of ways. 

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