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Made Gowda from the Solega Adivasi community recalls the global struggle for land of indigenous peoples and the close relationships with nature that many other communities have lost and connects this special relationship to climate change #WorldIndigenousDay 
Shares that Covid19 is a real threat to Adivasi as well; adding to a long list of problems that they already face; “let’s protect our language, symbols and our culture”…let’s retain our pride in Adivasi culture he says
Without ಸಂಘಟನೆ and solidarity we are weak; we need to stand up for our interests and take our entire community with us; nit clutch at individual opportunities but look for opportunities that lift communities he says
“In #agriculture, seed has to be sown, grown, collected, stored, distributed. Of all the activities, I like distributing seeds to people. Even if I lose what I have, they will be safe with someone else,” says Kamalaji Pujhari of Odisha's Koraput district. #WorldIndigenousDay
A member of the Bhumia #Adivasi community, Kamalaji has received both international recognition and the #PadmaShri for her work on #seed #conservation, an uphill task when many varieties of #paddy in her village have vanished. #WorldIndigenousDay
