If the group is having trouble generating their own ideas for next steps, these suggestions can help get things started:

• Learn more about contemporary concerns for the Indigenous peoples of the Amazonías. Investigate the evolving status of fumigation and mining projects happening in the Amazonías today. Look into what NGOs, companies, and agencies are invested in the profit of these projects. How are Indigenous leaders responding today?
• Practice land acknowledgement. Make a list of Indigenous people who live and/or have lived in your area and seek to learn more about the history of the people whose land you stand upon. When writing, speaking, or engaging with the public, get in the habit of verbally acknowledging the Native people and history of the area. Take this a step further by building a relationship with local Indigneous community leaders or groups. If applicable, learn about and uplift their activism. As the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture states in its guide to land acknowledgement, “Acknowledgement by itself is a small gesture. It becomes meaningful when coupled with authentic relationship and informed action.” Use the following website for more information.
  • Honor Native Land: A Guide and Call to Acknowledgement.U.S. Department of Arts and Culture. https://usdac.us/nativeland/
• Bring together a study group to research forms of environmental violence in your city or region. Look into what extractive industries or projects in your area are negatively affecting biological, social, and environmental health. Discuss what you find with your family and friends. Make an action plan with your community on how to respond. What do personal healing and land healing mean to you? How can we heal the environment of the body and mind as well as heal the environment of our territory and culture? Use the Violence on the Land, Violence on Our Bodies guide (in the resources section) for more information on environmental violence.
• Join and/or hold a fundraiser to support Indigenous resurgence.Look for local and national organizations doing important work to uplift Indigenous culture in the Amazonías. Put together or join a community event geared toward donating to or supporting the community or signing petitions. Focus on grassroots organizations that are run or led by Indigenous people or nations. If you are not Indigenous, consider how you can play a more supportive role in solidarity with their struggles.
• Support Rember Yahuarcani’s art and literary work.
  • Share his story and his artwork on social media and tag him. His handle is @rember_yahuarcani on Instagram.
  • Read and share his written work, such as the following article:
    • Yahuarcani, Rember. “Bicentenario: El Genocidio Cauchero En El Putumayo y Otras Memorias De La Amazonía.” El Comercio, 8 Aug. 2021.