“Land is life. Indigenous women will cease to exist if their lands and territories are destroyed. We were able to protect and nurture our lands, territories and resources for many generations through self-determination, deciding on what is good..
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Patricia Gualinga: Defending Territories Amid Threats
Patricia is an indigenous leader from the Kichwa community of Sarayaku, in the Ecuador Amazon region. She has been the national and international spokesperson of their community in their fight against oil concessions in the Sarayaku territory. Their..
Alessandra Korap: Leading the way for the Munduruku tribe
Alessandra Korap is a Munduruku indigenous woman leader from Indigenous Reserve Praia do Índio in the Brazilian Amazon who fearlessly defends their rights to demarcation and their traditional territory against illegal extractive activities such as mining, logging, and..
Eunice Kerexu: Fighting For Indigenous Education And Territory
Eunice Kerexu is one of the indigenous women leaders of Articulação dos Povos Indígenas do Brasil (APIB), the biggest national indigenous movement in Brazil. She and coordinates the Guarani Yvyrupa Commission and leads the Morro dos Cavalos Indigenous..
Alessandra Korap: Leading the way for the Munduruku tribe
image from: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-indigenous-award/brazilian-indigenous-leader-wins-robert-kennedy-rights-award-idUSKBN2772VR ALESSANDRA KORAP: LEADING THE WAY FOR THE MUNDURUKU TRIBE Alessandra Korap is a Munduruku indigenous woman leader from Indigenous Reserve Praia do Índio in the Brazilian Amazon who fearlessly defends their rights to demarcation and their..
Patricia Gualinga: Defending Territories Amid Threats
image from: https://amazonwatch.org/news/2014/0919-why-i-march-we-need-to-leave-the-oil-in-the-ground PATRICIA GUALINGA: DEFENDING TERRITORIES AMID THREATS Patricia is an indigenous leader from the Kichwa community of Sarayaku, in the Ecuador Amazon region. She has been the national and international spokesperson of their community in their..
Eunice Kerexu: Fighting For Indigenous Education And Territory
image from: https://twitter.com/FlourishDiverse/status/1274990509166145540 EUNICE KEREXU: FIGHTING FOR INDIGENOUS EDUCATION AND TERRITORY Eunice Kerexu is one of the indigenous women leaders of Articulação dos Povos Indígenas do Brasil (APIB), the biggest national indigenous movement in Brazil. She and coordinates..
Sonia Guajajara: Bringing The Indigenous Struggle To A Broader Arena
image from: https://campanhademulher.org/sonia-guajajara/ SONIA GUAJAJARA: BRINGING THE INDIGENOUS STRUGGLE TO A BROADER ARENA “Indigenous Peoples have suffered from historical processes of prejudice and racism that for a long time delegitimized our voice in the public sphere. However, with..
Lolita Chavez Ixcaquic: Continuing Fight For K’iche From A Distance
image from: https://hrdworldsummit.org/portfolio-item/lolita-chavez/ LOLITA CHAVEZ IXCAQUIC: CONTINUING FIGHT FOR K’ICHE FROM A DISTANCE Lolita is a member of the Council of the K’iche Peoples for the Defence of Life, Mother Nature, Lands and Territories (CPK), a council of..
Sonia Guajajara: Bringing The Indigenous Struggle To A Broader Arena
“Indigenous Peoples have suffered from historical processes of prejudice and racism that for a long time delegitimized our voice in the public sphere. However, with a lot of struggle, we have been changing this reality. There is still..
