“It is my belief that our people should be included in all discussions pertaining to the environment and the well being of our country,” writes Cristo Adonis, shaman of the Arima Carib community in Trinidad, in a letter gently protesting the continued exclusion of the country's “First Nation People” from national discussions. “This is a land we understand. We understand the rivers, the sea, the mountains, the trees, the plants and the animals.“