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Apparently, Pachamama is “Mother Earth” for the Incans and she presides over planting and harvesting.
Worm poop — it’s good for you « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2008
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For the indigenous peoples, the "Pachamama" - or Mother Earth - is ill.
Ecuador looks to its own people in the battle against climate change 2010
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So much so that on Sunday Mr. Morales -- who has actively promoted indigenous beliefs, including appointing traditional medicine men to his government -- publicly declared himself a Catholic, though saying he believes "quite a bit" in Pachamama. "
Vote for Jesus? 2009
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In this highland area they mix their pagan beliefs in the power of mother earth, the worshipping og 'Pachamama', with the traditional values of Catholicism.
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"Older Than America" by Georgina Lightning, starring Adam Beach and Studi, and "Pachamama" by Toshifumi Matsushita, a coming-of-age story that takes place along the salt route of the Andes in Bolivia.
indieWIRE News 2009
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Voters will get to decide on Sept. 28 whether to adopt the new constitution ... five articles that acknowledge rights said to be possessed by nature, or "Pachamama," a goddess revered by indigenous Andean peoples whose name roughly translates into "Mother Earth."
Words of Power 2008
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Recognized and honored in UN and ILO declarations on indigenous rights, they emphasize human and planetary rights, including the rights of Nature ( "Pachamama," or "Mother Nature," literally "Mother Universe").
CounterPunch 2008
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Recognized and honored in UN and ILO declarations on indigenous rights, they emphasize human and planetary rights, including the rights of Nature ( "Pachamama," or "Mother Nature," literally "Mother Universe").
CounterPunch 2008
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For Bolivians, these two Aymaran words are not about Fellini's dolce vita: instead, they are about all people living well in harmony with the Pachamama, or Mother Earth.
Will Bolivia make the breakthrough on food security and the environment? 2011
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She is a mother and to us our Mother Nature, Pachamama, represents the same as any mother to each one of us.
'Indigenous thinking can solve climate crises,' says Bolivia's foreign minister | John Vidal 2011
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