Benki Piyãko

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Benki Piyãko July 14, 2010 (seminar “Encontro de Saberes”).

Benki Piyãko ‡ 1 [ bˈẽjki piˈɐ̃ko ] (born February 24, 1974 in Cruzeiro do Sul , ‡ 2 Brazil ), also known under the name Benki Pianko , Benki Ashaninka , is a Brazilian indigenous man , a medicine man and political representative of the indigenous people of the Asháninka in the Brazilian state of Acre , on the border between Brazil and Peru .

Life

Benki Piyãko was born on February 24, 1974 on the Amônia River near the Peruvian border.

At the age of two, Benki was entrusted with the care of his grandfather, who gave him the name Wenki (" warrior of life") and trained him to be a shaman. Since his youth, at the age of 12, he has campaigned for the rights of his community.

Benki is a trained forest technician and is particularly responsible for public relations in his community. From 2005 to 2007 he was environmental secretary in the Rio Juruá region in the Acre. Since July 2007 he has headed the Yorenka Ãtame (forest knowledge) training center in the city of Marechal Thaumaturgo . He is currently coordinating the collaboration with non-indigenous youth in Marechal Thaumaturgo and, together with them, the Jovens Guerreiros Guardiões da Floresta (“Young Warriors Guardians of the Forest”) project.

activities

Benki Piyãko is the leader of the Acre indigenous community. He is committed to the preservation of the local villages and also fights against the criminal exploitation of the forest areas. He contributes to environmental protection by disseminating technical knowledge in the communities.

Piyãko is also an agroforestryman and vice-president of the Asháninka organization, where he is responsible for natural resource management.

He is also active as a musician.

Awards

  • 2013: Human Rights Prize of the City of Weimar , ( Human Rights Day , as recommended by the Society for Threatened Peoples ), for his efforts to promote peaceful coexistence between the Asháninka Indians and their “white” neighbors.
  • 2012: Prêmio-E ( UNESCO , Instituto-E and City of Rio de Janeiro ), for the recognition of its initiatives in the field of sustainability development.
  • 2004: Prêmio Nacional de Direitos Humanos , for the promotion of the human rights of the Asháninka peoples and above all for the public dissemination of information about the fight of the Apiwtxa community against the attacks by Peruvian timber harvesters as well as for the defense of the territories and thus for the sovereignty of Brazil .

Remarks

‡1Possibly the name Benki comes from the name Wenki , which means "warrior of life" in the local language.
‡ 2The exact place of birth is said to be the native village of Apiwtxa ; the Cruzeiro do Sul district is located in the Brazilian state of Acre .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ João Campos: Benki Pianko defende cautela na interação entre índios e brancos. (Interview) (No longer available online.) Universidade de Brasília, July 12, 2010, archived from the original on August 30, 2014 ; Retrieved December 10, 2013 (Portuguese).
  2. ↑ a b Specialist for migration affairs in the city of Weimar: Reason for the awarding committee, Benki Piyãko , Brazil (award winner 2013). (No longer available online.) In: The City of Weimar's Human Rights Prize. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013 ; Retrieved December 13, 2013 .
  3. ↑ a b Ana L. Guimarães and Isabel de Paula: Instituto-E, UNESCO and Rio de Janeiro City Hall launch the E-Award to acknowledge outstanding sustainable initiatives from Eco-92 on. UNESCO Office in Brasilia, June 6, 2012, accessed May 6, 2014 .
  4. ↑ a b Dalva de Oliveira and Elton Pacheco: Entrevista: Benki Piyãko - vice-presidente da organização Ashanika e agente agroflorestal. (Interview) (No longer available online.) In: Fundação Banco do Brasil. August 13, 2012, archived from the original on September 24, 2015 ; Retrieved December 13, 2013 (Portuguese).
  5. ↑ City of Weimar on the award of the prize ( Memento from October 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ↑ Comunicação: Fundadores do Instituto Terra recebem prêmio na Rio + 20. (Interview) In: Instituto Terra. June 22, 2012, Retrieved December 13, 2013 (Portuguese).
  7. ↑ Michele Rios: Prêmio-e de e-brigaders nacional é entregue a Benki Piyãko, líder indigena. (No longer available online.) Investimentos e Noticias, June 16, 2012, archived from the original on April 19, 2014 ; Retrieved May 6, 2014 (Portuguese).
  8. ↑ Instituto de Empreendedores Ambientais e Sociais - IDEAS: Lideranças Indígenas - Benki Piyãko Ashaninka - Liderança Ashaninka. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved December 13, 2013 (Portuguese).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.ideasbrasil.org  

Web links

Commons : Benki Piyãko  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Organizations

  • Apiwtxa - Association of the Ashaninka people on the Amônia River (Portuguese)
  • adveniat - for the people of Latin America

Press releases

personal data
SURNAME Piyãko, Benki
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pianko, Benki; Ashaninka, Benki; Wenki
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian shaman and political representative of the Asháninka indigenous people
DATE OF BIRTH February 24, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Cruzeiro do Sul , Brazil