On the International Day of Indigenous Peoples, a projection honored indigenous leaders from Roraima. The event was held on August 9, at the Anauá Park Viewpoint in Boa Vista, by the independent producers from Roraima 'Resist Productions, Conexão Puxirum' and other collaborators.
The projections were in honor of Deputy Joenia Wapichana, Indigenous Lawyer, Ivo Cípio, Secretary General of the Indigenous Women's Movement of the Indigenous Council of Roraima (CIR), Maria Betânia, the deputy coordinator of the Hutukara Association, Dário Yanomami, among others, who work and articulate in the resistance of the peoples in the state. Denunciations were also made against mining, in addition to solidarity with the families of the leaders who died, victims of Covid-19, such as Vovó Bernaldina, Professor Fausto Mandulão, and Professor Marcos Braga, among many others who left their mark on the indigenous movement.
"We don't kill anyone, but for our land we die, because it is in our veins, in our blood. Indigenous blood is fighting not only for us, but for everyone, because we preserve and take care of our nature, not just for us. And as indigenous peoples, we are resistant, for the struggles we wage, in defense of our rights, in defense of mother earth, for our future generations," said Maria Betânia, who was participating in the event.
Emannuel Wapichana, 10, a multi-artist, was also one of the honorees, he acts as a storyteller and is a staunch defender of the indigenous movement. In his speech, he mentioned the pollution and destruction of territories. "They are stealing our lands, our culture, our indigenous experience, killing our streams."
Those present at the ceremony were graced with photos by Indigenous and non-indigenous photographers who follow the movement, in addition to listening to part of the speeches of the Uprising for the Roraima Land, held in the Sabia Indigenous Community, in June of this year, and were able to learn a little about the struggle of indigenous peoples through Maria Betânia's speech.
(photos: Caique Souza / AsCom - CIR)