Jessica Maria, Environmental Manager of the Indigenous Council of Roraima - CIR, Valdélia Silva, Macuxi people, local coordinator of indigenous women of the Serra da Moça Indigenous Land of the Murupu Region and the Tuxaua Alexandre Apolinário T.I Boqueirão, Macuxi people, Tabaio Region, were participating in the 10 years of PNGATI seminar, from June 7th to 9th, in Brasília/Federal District.
More than 50 indigenous organizations and partners were at the seminar, including the Indigenous Council of Roriama - CIR, IEB, Coordination of Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon, Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil, FOIRN, the seminar was attended by more than 100 people.
The objective of the seminar is to take stock of the advances of PNGATI from 2018 to 2022 in Indigenous lands.
The leaders reported a little of the Territorial and Environmental Management Plans (PGTA) of their Serra da Moça and Boqueirão Indigenous Lands, respectively.
The PGTA is one of the measures within the PNGATI policy.
They also mentioned the implementations and advances of the National Policy for Territorial and Environmental Management of Indigenous Lands, within its T.Is, including actions and training such as the Indigenous Territorial Protection and Surveillance Group (GPVTI), Indigenous territorial and environmental agents, and the management of natural resources and preservation.
In addition, working groups were formed with internal and external evaluations of each state indigenous organization or representation, outlining goals for the next 10 years of PNGATI, based on the reflection of leaders and partners on implementations in Indigenous Lands.
National indigenous leaders/Leadership Valdélia and Alexandre
The Tuxaua of the Boqueirão Community in the Tabaio Region, Alexandre Apolinario, spoke a little about the meeting and the importance of exchanging experiences:
"By participating in the ten-year seminar of PNGATI we were taking stock of the implementations and proposals for the future, and what happened during these ten years. Also bringing our experience from the state of Roraima, it is very important to bring here our demands, of how we want the national policy for territorial and environmental management of indigenous lands to work from now on at the national level.
So we were there to follow, and discuss these three days. We will have an important agenda. Which is the issue of the law that is being discussed in the Federal Chamber through Deputy Joênia Wapichana. This participation is very important, to show, and bring our experiences of how the Indigenous Council of Roraima has worked with our communities.
The indigenous land, Boqueirão, has its territorial and environmental management plan - PGTA, working with our indigenous communities." said the leader.
Valdélia Silva, coordinator of women in the Murupu region, Serra da Moça indigenous land, quoted:
"Participating in the event is very important. The ten-year Seminar of PNGATI for the first time was the opportunity to learn more about the public policy elaborated from the struggles and demands of indigenous peoples. I will take this knowledge forward to the leaders of the communities in the region."
Tomorrow, June 9th, a Public Hearing will be held in the Chamber of Deputies in Brasilia, which will also serve to deliver the final document of the seminar signed by the more than 50 organizations present, the hearing will debate PL 4347/2021, which aims to make PNGATI law, the PL is authored by Deputy Joênia Wapichana.
The seminar is organized by: Articulation of the indigenous peoples of Brazil, Socioenvironmental Institute, Society Population and Nature Institute, International Institute of Education of Brazil, Protected Forest Association, Pro-Indian Commission of Acre, The Nature Conservancy, Native Amazon Operation, Indigenist Work Center, Amazon Cooperation Network, IEPÉ and INESC.
Jessica Maria, Environmental Manager, reinforces some issues above PNGATI
