Indigenous youth strengthening culture, identity, and traditional knowledge.

Indigenous youth strengthening culture, identity, and traditional knowledge.

Indigenous peoples of Roraima

The strength comes of the community.

Ten peoples united to defend rights, strengthen autonomy and keep the indigenous territory of Roraima alive.

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Indigenous assembly in Roraima

A joint

Ten peoples, one struggle

  • Macuxi
  • Wapichana
  • Ingarikó
  • Patamona
  • Yekuana
  • Sapará
  • Wai Wai
  • Taurepang
  • Yanomami
  • Pirititi

Who we are

An organization made by those who live and care for the land.

The CIR is an indigenous organization formed by leaders, women, men, the elderly, young people and children who defend mother earth and all its sacred biodiversity.

Lideranças indígenas da Raposa Serra do Sol na primeira Assembleia de Tuxauas, no Surumu, em 1971 1971
Participants raise their hands during an indigenous assembly
The mobilization crosses generations: from the first assembly of the tuxauas to the organization present throughout the state.
Our Mission

Defend indigenous rights, strengthen autonomy, value culture and cherish the lives of indigenous peoples in the state of Roraima.

Our origin

  1. 1971 First assembly of the tuxauas.
  2. 1983 Formation of the first regional councils.
  3. 1986 Expansion to all regions of Roraima.
  4. 1990 The Indigenous Council of Roraima is born.

The CIR today

The articulation begins in the community and reaches Roraima.

100 thousand

Indigenous people reached by direct and indirect action

270

Associated communities, of the 465 in Roraima

12

Regions with their own coordination

1971

Year of the first assembly of the tuxauas

Our territory

Where there is standing forest,
there are people taking care of it.

The territory is not a scenario. It is home, memory, food, medicine and future. The work of the CIR articulates regions and communities to protect it.

35 Indigenous lands

10 mi Hectares of extension

10 Peoples represented

58 mil Indigenous people on the lands served

Map of the indigenous lands of Roraima, organized by ethnoregion Enlarge map
Map of ethnoregions prepared by the Department of Territorial and Environmental Management of the CIR in 2024. Click to enlarge.
Aerial view of an indigenous community surrounded by vegetation and a lake

270 comunidades associated with the CIR, of the 465 existing in Roraima.

Regional presence

Twelve coordinations close to the communities.

Each regional articulates leaders, tuxauas and women's movements based on the realities of their territory.

Serras

14.333 pessoas · 77 Communities

Tuxauas: Djacir Macuxi
Women: Elínea Maria

Serra da Lua

3.549 pessoas · 04 Communities

Tuxauas: César da Silva
Women: Aldenícia Cadete de Lima

Raposa

5.134 pessoas · 48 Communities

Tuxauas: Alencar Gomes Mendes
Women: Líria Augusta Sarmento Silveira

Amajarí

4.438 pessoas · 21 Communities

Tuxauas: Sebastião Macuxi
Women: Maria Auxiliadora

Surumu

3.874 pessoas · 18 Communities

Tuxauas: Nazareno Macuxi
Women: Naiza de Souza Lima

Baixo Cotingo

3.721 pessoas · 41 Communities

Tuxauas: Franquimar Ribeiro Paulino
Women: Nélia Lima Batista

Tabaio

2.504 pessoas · 07 Communities

Tuxauas: José Carlos Tomaz Albuquerque
Women: Jailda Teixeira Braga

Murupú

1.350 pessoas · 05 Communities

Tuxauas: Alessandro Chagas
Women: Valdelia Macuxi

Alto Cauamé

1.102 pessoas · 04 Communities

Tuxauas: Suzane Lemos Moura
Women: Valterlina de Souza Pinto

Wai Wai

916 pessoas · 15 Communities

Tuxauas: Alexandre Aniceto de Souza
Women: Cleydiane Antonia Costa

Itacutu

5.033 pessoas · 17 Communities

Tuxauas: Pedro Wapichana
Women: Edna Wapichana

Yanomami

27.152 pessoas (AM/RR)

Our performance

Defending rights is also taking care of life.

The CIR strategy integrates territorial protection, political advocacy, communication and initiatives that strengthen life in communities.

Indigenous participant raises a baton during a collective mobilization
Collective mobilization transforms presence into voice and voice into rights.

Indigenous rights

Legal incidence for the demarcation of lands and against the time frame.

Environmental and territorial management

Management plans, protection of territories and confrontation of climate change.

Communication

Training of indigenous communicators and their own voice for the communities.

Women and youth

Political empowerment of women and protagonism of indigenous youth.

Economic sustainability

Community canteens, traditional seeds and support for indigenous farmers.

Actions along the way

Achievements built with presence and continuity.

  • Rights and demarcation

    Legal incidence for the demarcation of indigenous lands, for the protection of Raposa Serra do Sol and against the Temporal Milestone thesis.

  • Territorial protection

    Strengthening of territorial agents, firefighters, communicators, and groups for the protection and surveillance of the territories.

  • Health and education

    Training of indigenous health agents, midwives and teachers, in addition to the creation of the Indigenous Training Center.

  • Community governance

    Construction of consultation protocols, internal regulations and Territorial and Environmental Management Plans.

  • Economic autonomy

    Support for community canteens, traditional seeds, indigenous farmers and productive initiatives in the territories.

  • Women and youth

    Political education of youth, mental health care and strengthening the participation of indigenous women.

Indigenous researchers walk through an area of forest observing transformations in the territory

Since 2011

Knowledge of the territory to face climate change

Indigenous researchers, territorial agents, women, young people, leaders and more experienced people record how the "Transformation of Time" affects the ways of life in the communities.

Water Sources Agriculture Traditional medicine Hunting and fishing Handicrafts Reading the stars

Coordination

Leadership comes from the base.

CIR General Coordination

Portrait of Amarildo Macuxi, General Tuxaua
Povo Macuxi Amarildo Macuxi General Tuxaua
Portrait of Paulo Ricardo Macuxi, Vice-Tuxaua
Povo Macuxi Paulo Ricardo Macuxi Vice-Tuxaua
Portrait of Kelliane Wapichana, General Tuxaua of the Indigenous Women's Movement
Povo Wapichana Kelliane Wapichana General Tuxaua of the Indigenous Women's Movement
Tribute from the Chamber of Deputies to the Indigenous Council of Roraima

Awards and honors

Recognition that expands responsibility.

  • Bartolomé de las Casas Award Government of Spain, for actions in the areas of health and education of indigenous peoples.
  • Equator Premium UNDP, for ecological and social resilience in the Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous Land.
  • Brazilian Women Making a Difference Embassy and Consulate of the United States, awarded to Sineia Bezerra do Vale in 2022.
  • Romy Trophy: Women of the Year EMER Recognition, 2023 edition.

Challenges and perspectives

The future begins on the ground of the community.

  • Strengthen the CIR and regional coordinations.
  • Demarcate and conclude the demarcation of indigenous lands.
  • Ensure the self-sustainability of the territories.
  • Expand the role of young people and the empowerment of women.
  • Protect the rights and traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples.
  • Tackle climate change from the ground of communities.

CIR on the move

News from the communities and the indigenous struggle.

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CIR shares experiences of indigenous territorial protection with 25 organizations from Latin America and the Caribbean during regional meeting in Ecuador

CIR shares experiences of indigenous territorial protection with 25 organizations from Latin America and the Caribbean during regional meeting in Ecuador

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In Brasilia, CIR dialogues with MEC on the strengthening of specific and differentiated indigenous school education at the Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous Training and Culture Center

In Brasilia, CIR dialogues with MEC on the strengthening of specific and differentiated indigenous school education at...

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Indigenous community firefighters of the CIR begin the prescribed burning period in the regions of Roraima

Indigenous community firefighters of the CIR begin the prescribed burning period in the regions of Roraima

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CIR participates in the Workshop on Territorial and Environmental Management Plans in Brasília

CIR participates in the Workshop on Territorial and Environmental Management Plans in Brasília

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CIR begins developing a security protocol for indigenous leaders in Roraima.

CIR begins developing a security protocol for indigenous leaders in Roraima.

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In a plenary session, youth groups debated strengthening the indigenous economy and plans for the defense and protection of indigenous youth in their territories.

In a plenary session, youth groups debated strengthening the indigenous economy and plans for the defense and protection...

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Federal Court recognizes collective harm following CIR complaint about pesticide spraying in the Morcego Indigenous Community.

Federal Court recognizes collective harm following CIR complaint about pesticide spraying in the Morcego Indigenous...

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Our territory

Map of ethnoregions

Enlarged map of the indigenous lands of Roraima, organized by ethnoregion

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