2019 World Ayahuasca Conference

We denounce the violation of fundamental rights, threats to the Amazonian territories and the systematic killing of human rights and environment defenders in countries such as Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela and Bolivia.

We demand an end to all extractive and mega infrastructure projects. We reject projects with profound socio-environmental and cultural impact such as the Transoceanic Railroad, which aims to connect the Pacific Ocean with the Atlantic, crossing Amazon jungles and ecosystems that are key for the survival of sacred waters basins, uncontacted peoples, and the entire planet.

We recognize the continuous struggle of indigenous women who are knowledge keepers of the ancestral medicine, weavers and guardians of Mother Earth, and creators of artistic expressions that are the heritage of native peoples.

We honor the ancestral spiritual knowledge that is a heritage of the native peoples who are the original practitioners of the medicine called Dispani Hew, Kamarampi, Nixipae, Uni, Ambiwaska, Uni Nishi, Datem and Yauna, also known worldwide as Yagé or Ayahuasca, and we reject indiscriminate commercialization and bad practices that violate the ethical and spiritual teachings of the lineages of Amazonian wisdom keepers.

We express gratitude to the World Ayahuasca Conference and we will continue supporting the work of the organizers. At the same time, as indigenous peoples, we call for a gathering of spiritual authorities and representatives of the organizations of the Amazon basin on a date to be defined.

In the name of the spiritual ancestry of indigenous peoples and of all defenders of life, we call for the creation of a global alliance of all movements and peoples to stop climate change and to protect the rights of Mother Earth and all living beings.

June 2, 2019

https://www.ayaconference.com/declaration-by-the-indigenous-peoples-and-nations-of-the-amazon-basin/