"Indigenous Brazil, Demarcated Land" campaign highlights the role of indigenous peoples in environmental preservation and defends the rights provided for in the Constitution
In action for Indigenous Peoples' Day, this April 19th, the campaign "Indigenous Brazil, Demarcated Land" launches a mobilizing video with the participation of Anitta, Juliette, Glória Pires, Marcos Palmeira, Dira Paes, Klebber Toledo and Alejandro Claveaux. All artists provided their images free of charge.
The initiative — led by Indigenous Media, Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (Apib), National Articulation of Indigenous Women Warriors of Ancestry (ANMIGA) and the Socioenvironmental Institute (ISA) — reinforces the importance of demarcating Indigenous Lands as an urgent measure to protect Brazil's future.
The video highlights the essential role of indigenous peoples in environmental preservation, especially in protecting forests and maintaining the rainfall that makes agricultural activities viable. It also highlights that Indigenous Lands have the lowest rates of deforestation and store significant amounts of carbon, making them strategic in combating the climate crisis.
Watch the video:
“Every day, the homes of indigenous peoples exhale 5 billion tons of water. 13 billion tons of carbon are also stored there.”
Furthermore, the video highlights the ancestral presence of indigenous peoples in the country's various biomes, their cultural and linguistic wealth, and their constitutional right to demarcate their territories. The final message is a strong appeal against the temporal framework thesis and in defense of the rights guaranteed by the Federal Constitution.
“Here in Brazil it’s like this, if you don’t have indigenous blood on your hands… you and I have to defend the indigenous blood in our veins.”
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