The U’wa Community’s Nonviolent Resistance to COVID-19 and Attacks in Colombia

Andrew E. Miller

6-11-20

The U’wa Indigenous Guard, active in the cloud forest of Colombia near the border with Venezuela, were formed to nonviolently defend U’wa territory from a multitude of external threats from extractive companies and unwanted “eco-tourists”. In the era of COVID-19 – known to U’wa spiritual elders as “The Demon” – the Guard’s mission has expanded to include the protection of their territory from the spread of the deadly pandemic.

Read the full article here: https://amazonwatch.org/news/2020/0611-the-uwa-community-resists-covid-19-and-violent-attacks-in-colombia