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UNITY AND PEACE CONTRACT

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WE, THE LEADERS OF THE INDIGENOUS TRIBES OF THE SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA, DECLARE THE UNIFICATION OF THE KOGUIS, WIWAS, AND ARHUACOS WITHOUT NEGOTIATION NOR QUESTIONS. WE RECOGNIZE THE NECESSITY AND VALUE OF UNITY AND PEACE TO PROTECT THE TERRITORY AND CULTURE OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA AND THE WORLD FROM EXTINCTION.

FOR THE SAFETY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS, WE DECLARE THAT THE UNITY OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IS UNTOUCHABLE, TRANSCENDING TRIVIAL DIFFERENCES AND PAST DIFFICULTIES. IN REALIZING AND FULFILLING OUR DUTY TO PROTECT THE SIERRA NEVADA AND ITS GUARDIANS, WE PROHIBIT THE VIOLATION OF THIS CONTRACT BY ANY FUTURE TRIBAL LEADERS. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITY OF THE TRIBES OF THE SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA IS HEREBY FOUNDED AND BEGINS ITS WORK TO PROTECT THE TERRITORY AND CULTURE OF THE TRIBES THROUGH DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY.

THE UNITY OF TRIBES, MAMAJERU, HEART OF THE EARTH - ORGANIZATION OF UNITY OF THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES OF THE SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA, COLOMBIA

IS THE UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION OF THE SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA. THIS IS A NON-PROFIT, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION THAT PROTECTS THE UNESCO NATURE RESERVE, THE SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA, AND THE AUTONOMY OF THE KOGUIS, WIWAS, AND ARHUACOS TRIBES AGAINST THE EXPLOITATION OF TERRITORY AND THE DISPLACEMENT OF PEOPLES.

WE DECLARE THE UNITY OF THE TRIBES AS AN UNBREAKABLE LAW FOR ALL FUTURE GENERATIONS TO AVOID THE DESTRUCTION OF PEOPLE, CULTURE, AND LAND CAUSED BY TRIVIAL DIFFERENCES. THEREFORE, WE AGREE TODAY TO UNITE THE TRIBES IN A WORLD ORGANIZATION THAT REPRESENTS THE TRIBES OF THE SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA AND THEIR INTERESTS IN THE WORLD COMMUNITY.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS CONTRACT OF UNCONDITIONAL UNITY IS THE ONLY WAY TO PROTECT INDIGENOUS CULTURE FROM THE LOSS OF TERRITORY AND THE VIOLATION OF THE SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA NATURAL PARK.

AS TRIBAL LEADERS, WE DECLARE OUR AUTONOMY IN UNITY TODAY, DESPITE TRIVIAL DIFFERENCES THAT MAY ARISE IN THE FUTURE. TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF INDIGENOUS CULTURE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS AND THE PROTECTION OF THE NATIONAL PARK, WE AUTHORIZE THE ORGANIZATION MAMAJERU, HEART OF THE EARTH - ORGANIZATION OF UNITY OF THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES OF THE SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA, COLOMBIA (HEARTOFTHEEARTH.NET) AND SUNSHINENETWORK TO TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO ACHIEVE THIS COMMON GOAL.

 

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