▁their ▁belief ▁in ▁" Al una " ▁or ▁" The ▁Great ▁Mother ," ▁their ▁cre ator ▁figure , ▁who ▁they ▁believe ▁is ▁the ▁force ▁behind ▁nature . ▁The ▁K og i ▁understand ▁the ▁Earth ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁living ▁being , ▁and ▁see ▁human ity ▁as ▁its ▁" children ." ▁They ▁say ▁that ▁our ▁actions ▁of ▁explo itation , ▁dev ast ation , ▁and ▁pl und ering ▁for ▁resources ▁is ▁weak ening ▁" The ▁Great ▁Mother " ▁and ▁leading ▁to ▁our ▁destruction . ▁ ▁Like ▁many ▁other ▁ind igen ous ▁tribes , ▁the ▁K og i ▁people ▁honor ▁a ▁holy ▁mountain ▁which ▁they ▁call ▁" G on aw ind ua ," ▁otherwise ▁known ▁as ▁P ico ▁Crist ó bal ▁Col ón . ▁They ▁believe ▁that ▁this ▁mountain ▁is ▁" The ▁Heart ▁of ▁the ▁World " ▁and ▁they ▁are ▁the ▁" E lder ▁Brothers " ▁who ▁care ▁for ▁it . ▁They ▁also ▁say ▁that ▁the ▁outside ▁civil ization ▁is ▁the ▁" You ng er ▁Brothers " ▁who ▁were ▁sent ▁away ▁from ▁The ▁Heart ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁long ▁ago . ▁ ▁From ▁birth ▁the ▁K og i ▁att une ▁members ▁of ▁their ▁society ▁called ▁M amos ▁( which ▁means ▁sun ▁in ▁K og i ), ▁for ▁guidance , ▁he aling , ▁and ▁leadership . ▁The ▁M amos ▁are ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁sh am ans ▁or ▁cur ers ▁but ▁to ▁be ▁regarded ▁as ▁trib al ▁pri ests ▁who ▁hold ▁highly ▁respect ed ▁roles ▁in ▁K og i ▁society . ▁M amos ▁under go ▁strict ▁training