A powerful speech by a young Amazonian activist at the opening of the United Nations Glasgow COP26 climate summit

Txai Surui delivered her speech at COP26 in Glasgow. Source: Twitter/@wwfbrasil
Txai Suruí midianinja — YouTube
Txai Surui (Chi Su-ree) is a 24-year-old activist from the Brazilian Amazon. The following is my transcript of her COP26 speech.
“My name is Txai Surui, I’m only 24 but my people have been living in the Amazon Forest at least 6,000 years.