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| Pataxó Hã Hã Hãe Indians lobby the Brazilian authorities to uphold their land rights © José Cruz/ABr | 
The Pataxó Hã-Hã-Hãe Indians of Brazil are celebrating a Supreme Court decision to allow them to live undisturbed on their land. The Pataxó, of Bahia state, have been subjected to violent conflict for decades as ranchers have been occupying their indigenous territory. They have been pushing to be able to live undisturbed on their ancestral land, a right guaranteed to them by Brazil’s constitution and by international law. After a long judicial battle, Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled this month that the ranchers must leave the area. The Pataxó sang and danced at a ceremony to welcome the decision. One Indian said, ‘Today our damaged heart is crying with happiness’. State Deputy Padre Ton emphasized that this land is for the Indians, ‘chased away and evicted by the violence they suffered’. The Brazilian authorities are now responsible for resettling the ranchers.


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Children of the Sun, let your spirits soar upon the wind that whispers through your hearts, and through your days.  Let your spirits soar upon the smile of a child, the song of a bird, the twinkle of a star.  Let your spirits ride upon the tail of a rainbow on your way to embrace comet, on your way home to your star where your heart lives.  I AM she that comes on this day I AM White Buffalo Calf Woman.  I AM she that weaves and heals the holes in your heart. Like a spider I WEAVE LIGHT catching the morning dew of pure healing.  I AM she that helps you contact that which YOU SEEK, That which can be yours no other way.