Samela Satere-Mawe, a 24-year-old biology student and Indigenous activist poses for pictures near her home, which is also the headquarters of the Satere Mawe Women's Association in the Compensa neighborhood in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, October 1, 2020. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly
MANAUS, Brazil (Reuters) - Samela Sateré-Mawé, a 24-year-old biology student, has one guiding belief - if the rainforest dies so will her Amazon tribe.
"Indigenous people are an extension of nature, and nature is an extension of us," said the environmental activist, who joined Greta Thunberg's Fridays for Future movement to save the forest.
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