07/05/2022
My first publication…a dream come true. Let’s reforest our minds and follow Brazilian Indigenous peoples to learn and understand their 522 years of struggle. We can do much more than we think to understand the threats against them and support the narratives they bring to non indigenous audiences.
.xakriaba
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"The bills of death".
Those are the words written on a poster Krig Si Kaingang, from the Kaingang people in the state of Paraná, carried as she protested against a series of environmental bills in Brazil, which have been condemned by activists as a "historic assault" on the planet.
More than 200 different Indigenous ethnic groups gathered in the country’s capital of Brasília between 4-14 April to demonstrate against what they say is the "anti-Indigenous" and "anti-environment" agenda of Brazil's president, Jair Bolsonaro.
Activists fear these bills, which include green-lighting mining and other commercial activities on Indigenous lands, will exacerbate the already increasing destruction of the Amazon rainforest and hinder many Indigenous peoples from claiming their right to traditional lands.
The protests were part of the annual Free Land Camp, also known as Acampamento Terra Livre (ATL), which unites Brazil’s Indigenous groups in the ongoing fight to save their culture, territories and biodiversity.
Since Bolsonaro took office in 2019, vast stretches of the rainforest have been destroyed and traditional communities threatened.
At least 18 people were murdered in land conflicts in 2020.
