Today the Tremembé live in the municipalities of Itarema, Acaraú and Itapipoca (all in Ceará state). They are spread among 15 villages, which lie in the zona da mata and beach regions. In the 1970s, the Tremembé began to suffer territorial attacks from agro-industrial companies moving into their lands. Prominent among them is Ducoco Agrícola … Continued
The Kapinawá Indigenous Land is located between the municipalities of Buíque, Tupanatinga and Ibimirim, in Pernambuco state. It occupies 12,403 hectares and has an approximate population of six thousand Indigenous people distributed across 28 villages. The Kapinawá Indigenous Land is currently being expanded. Most of the territory was not included in the demarcation completed in … Continued
Researcher: Daniela Alves de Araújo Interviewee: Fagner Gavião Date: 28/09/2020 This study is being conducted by Indigenous students from the Federal University at Recôncavo Bahia (UFRB), together with Indigenous students from the Federal University at Bahia (UFBA) and from the Bahia State University (Uneb), in partnership with the University of Sussex in England. It is … Continued
Researcher: Daniela Alves de Araújo Interviewee: Toinha Potyguara Date: 21/09/2020 My name is Antônia Santos do Nascimento, I am known as Toinha Potyguara, I am 36 and belong to the Potyguara people of the Jucás village, which is on the outskirts of the municipality of Monsenhor Tabosa, in Ceará state. In my village, there were … Continued
Researcher: Daniela Alves de Araújo Interviewee: Madson Pitaguary Date: 21/09/2020 This study is being conducted by Indigenous students from the Federal University at Recôncavo Bahia (UFRB), together with Indigenous students from the Federal University at Bahia (UFBA) and from the Bahia State University (Uneb), in partnership with the University of Sussex in England. It is … Continued
