BAKE EM, GRANDMA
Tuira Kayapó brandished her machete in the face of a government official who was trying to convince indigenous leaders to accept a mega-dam project in the Amazon, 1989
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βElectricity wonβt give us food. We need the rivers to flow freely. Donβt talk to us about relieving our βpovertyβ β we are the richest people in Brazil. We are Indians.β
- part of kayapΓ³βs speech during this event
also! sheβs still alive! that sort of thing is always worth pointing out to show that we really arenβt too far removed from events like this! hereβs a 2019 photo of her:
And to think they almost deleted the scene..
ah, i saw my friends saying this too, so i had to look into it and nope! thatβs not barbara handler. thatβs ann roth, a highly celebrated hollywood costume designer! (tho she was not the costume designer on this film. that was jacqueline durran.)
the ny times did a piece all about her illustrious career:
