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Little Turtle

noun

  1. Michikinikwa, 1752?–1812, leader of the Miami tribe.


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The 26-year-old protester who was killed in January was known by fellow “forest defenders” as Tortuguita, or “Little Turtle,” and dreamed of becoming a doctor, but felt compelled to join the effort to save the woodlands for both political and spiritual reasons, the protester’s mother, Belkis Terán, recalled recently in an interview.

Environmental groups claim that Paez Teran, who also went by the nickname Tortuguita — meaning “little turtle” in Spanish — was unjustly killed and are calling for an independent investigation.

The tree-dweller, who chose the moniker Tortuguita – Spanish for “Little Turtle” – over their given name, was perched above the forest floor in the woods just outside Atlanta last summer.

"Maybe it's a cute little turtle?"

We’ve found a cute little turtle, there are tons of birds and sometimes you will see a bald eagle over there.

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