The world is now waking up to climate change and its possible effects.
But what about those people who did little to contribute to the current state of the world? In the coming months, this blog will focus on the people whose lives may be altered beyond recognition and a culture lost, without any fault of their own. Indigenous tribes around the world are starting to feel the effects of climate change and our constant changing of the world, and face an uncertain future with changes in temperature, weather patterns and rising sea levels as well as destruction of their territory, as the modern world continues to expand, pollute the environment and destroy their habitat, and the entries will reflect this with a mixture of issues that directly relate to these people, and issues that will have a knock on effect.
As an introduction to the topic of this blog, I will look to a short video to show the already increasing effects of climate change on the indigenous tribes of South America. In his own words, Davi Kopenawa, leader of one of the largest groups of indigenous people in Brazil - the Yanomami - explains the effects being felt by his tribe and explains why the need for a voice of the indigenous people is so key when the world around them is being destroyed.
While anecdotal, this video highlights the plight of indigenous tribes in South America. Over the course of this blog the effects currently and potentially felt by these people and the changes to their lifestyle will be explored in depth. Stay tuned.
