| Show Environmental Update Columbia So America The Kogi's warning Bonnie Reynolds Contributing Writer to be the last culturally intact BELIEVED pre-Columbian pre peoples the Kogi live within the folds of rugged Columbian mountains known to them as the heart of the earth They are surrounded by desert mountains ocean and forest as a smaller ecosystem within a larger one As human populations continue to grow and the indiscriminate breeding habits of humans continues to displace all other life forms except perhaps ps the insects the Kogi have allowed white men from fro the civilized world with their camera equipment into their domain the heart of the earth A channel 7 documentary covered this event on Nature in September and called it From the Heart of the World The Elder Brothers' Brothers Warning Younger Brother as seen by the Kogi is modern modem man greedy and materialistic He is destructive and far removed from his ties to the Earth His culture is not as old as Elder Brothers the Kogi and he has forgotten how to live in harmony with nature The heart of the world is dying states one of the Kogi high priests Where snow clung to towering peaks supplying headwaters for the rivers year round the snow has receded and the green abundance has turned to a withered yellow Global warming has inc increased eased 1 degree degree degree de de- de- de gree Fahrenheit over the last decade An increase increase increase in in- crease of 6 Q degrees will melt the polar icecaps inundating all coastal mega cities and greatly altering life on this planet as we have come to know it The Kogi Younger Brother for his greed They warn of too much mining and drilling for oil Mother Earth is dying they feel We are changing the balance of life We have taken the clouds that showered the heart of Mother Earth and moved them away The Kogi live very close to nature They do donot donot donot not wear shoes because shoes would break their connection to the Earth Aluna is what they call the inner reality of the world to which they feel feel connected They believe natural coca leaves civilize men and coca in its natural leaf form is a part of their spirituality and their rituals Their life expectancy is 90 years t they ey believe humans were made to care for living things Dire consequences are predicted by the Kogi high priests for mans man's meddling with Earths Earth's balances This was the essence of the Kogi's warning The civilized men together with their high tech camera equipment were then out of the area and told not to come back The Kogi dont don't want Younger Brothers Brother's interference |
