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"For generations they have maintained deep rooted ties with the forest. Their worship and protection of it constitute a central element of their identity.
"Jengi", or "the spirit of the forest", is one of the rare terms that is common to all the spoken languages of these people.
Pygmies have growingly become victims of the deforestation, and are endangered.
They have watched their wet green homeland threatened by deforestation, and they have been driven away by the colonists.
They are constantly deprived of their rights by the government, which do not consider
them as equal citizens."