In Bastar, it was against colonial forest laws that snatched our lands—here in Java, the Kalangs also rose against the Dutch for the same theft of our forests and freedom. Both were revolts for the right to breathe on our own earth. But ji, to call it just a 'rebellion' is too simple—for us, it is the duty of the living to protect our ancestors' trees. I say this because my own hands have planted teak where the company bulldozers had cleared, teaching the youth that our resistance is not in one fight, but in the daily act of reclaiming life.
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