The Indigenous Council of Roraima (CIR) will hold the 52nd General Assembly of Indigenous Peoples from March 11th to 14th at the Lago Caracaranã Regional Center, Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous Territory, with the theme: “Territorial Protection, Environment and Sustainability”.
More than 2,000 leaders from Roraima are expected to attend, including representatives from the Yanomami, Wai Wai, Yekuana, Wapichana, Macuxi, Sapará, Ingaricó, Taurepang, and Patamona peoples, as well as organizations such as OMIR, OPIRR, HUTUKARA, APIRR, APITSM, COPING, TWM, ODIC, KAPOI, KUAKIRI, SEDUMY, FENAMA, SODIUR, UMIAB URIHI ALICCIR, COPING, APIW, and CIR, representing more than 32 indigenous territories in the state.
In addition to the presence of traditional leaders from the first assemblies, local and national authorities are also expected, such as the Federal Police (PF), the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples, IBAMA, INCRA, the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF/RR), the Sixth Chamber of the MPF, the State Public Prosecutor's Office of Roraima (MPERR), and the President of the National Foundation for Indigenous Peoples (FUNAI), Joenia Wapichana, who has been in office for a month.
The main topics will include discussions on the protection of traditional lands, the management of natural resources, and the agenda of the indigenous movement for 2023. A fair will also be organized featuring organic products from all regions, handicrafts, and an exhibition of animals raised within indigenous lands.
