01 June 2026
“Selvar” the Courts
On 28 May 2026, the Provincial Court of Sucumbíos ruled in favour of the A'i Cofán community of Sinangoe: formal land titles for 63,755 hectares of Amazonian territory. The ruling followed an intercultural hearing held in the rainforest itself – beginning at 4 a.m. with the taking of yoco, ending with children presenting hand-painted maps of rivers they swim in and paths their grandparents walked. The community's territorial mapping was cited as decisive evidence: an ethnographic tool showing how a people conceptualise their place within their own cosmology. Continue reading >>
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