. ▁ ▁Yan om ami ▁has ▁spoken ▁out ▁for ▁over ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁and ▁visited ▁many ▁countries ▁with ▁his ▁message ▁about ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁respect ing ▁ind igen ous ▁pe op les ▁rights ▁and ▁their ▁fundamental ▁and ▁unique ▁role ▁in ▁conser ving ▁rain for est ▁for ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁human ity . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Yan om ami ▁and ▁other ▁Yan om ami ▁in ▁Brazil ▁set ▁up ▁an ▁organization ▁called ▁H ut uk ara ▁to ▁defend ▁their ▁rights . ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁advoc ating ▁for ▁Yan om ami ▁rights , ▁it ▁runs ▁educational ▁projects ▁where ▁Yan om ami ▁teachers ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁communities ▁teaching ▁liter acy , ▁math s , ▁ge ography ▁and ▁human ▁rights . ▁ ▁Yan om ami ▁continues ▁to ▁speak ▁out ▁about ▁the ▁d angers ▁facing ▁the ▁Yan om ami . ▁He ▁has ▁war ned ▁about ▁the ▁impact ▁large ▁scale ▁min ing ▁will ▁have ▁on ▁the ▁Yan om ami ▁if ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁con gress ▁votes ▁to ▁allow ▁min ing ▁on ▁ind igen ous ▁lands . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁he ▁was ▁hon oured ▁by ▁the ▁Bart ol ome ▁de ▁las ▁Cas as ▁award ▁in ▁Spain ▁ ▁and ▁later ▁gave ▁a ▁speech ▁to ▁the ▁UK ▁parliament ▁where ▁he ▁war ned ▁that ▁the ▁gold min ers ▁are ▁once ▁again ▁inv ading ▁Yan om ami ▁land ▁and ▁disease ▁is ▁spread ing . ▁ ▁Dav i ▁K open awa ▁Yan om ami ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁H ut uk ara ▁Yan om ami ▁Association ▁( B