“My name is Nixiwaka Yawanawá and I am a Yawanawá Indian from Brazil.  

I will soon be climbing a mountain in Scotland with some other supporters of Survival International, to raise awareness of the plight of the Awá tribe from Brazil. The Awá are the Earth’s most threatened tribe. Illegal loggers, ranchers and settlers are destroying their forest and chasing away their animals. They are finding it more and more difficult to hunt for food. 

The situation is particularly difficult for uncontacted Awá. They depend on the forest for their survival and are vulnerable to diseases brought in by outsiders – a common cold could kill them. Uncontacted Indians near my community in western Brazil are also facing serious threats from illegal loggers. 

I’m very excited about climbing the mountain - as I am the first Amazon Indian to climb Ben Nevis! I think it will be a great way for me to highlight the problems that my brothers the Awá are facing. 

Please help me to fundraise for Survival, a charity that is working to help my people.”

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