Rainforest land is mistakenly valued solely for the worth of its timber, mining and oil resources by short-sighted corporations and governments.

The big oil corporations say they can drill there without harming the land or the wildlife. Well, that's like our tribe telling Americans to trust us with an experiment that may end up taking away all their cars. We didn't ask for this fight. This is about our survival as a people.

Of the world's 175 largest nation-states and private firms, 112 are corporations.

It is short-sighted protectionist measures - like the ones being pursued by members of Congress - that helped precipitate the Great Depression. The more difficult politicians make it to do business in the United States, the more they risk triggering global depression and economic stagnation.

Your arrogance doesn't cheapen me.

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