This is a space of history and memory, a large hamper that houses and reveals the collection of the Núcleo de Cultura Indígena – NCI, gathered in the 1980s and 1990s. The collection has been recovered, digitized and organized to bring to the present day the pioneering and innovative work of this indigenous organization, a milestone in the history of the relationship between native peoples and Brazil.
Collected here are audios, videos, photographs, letters and printed material. A living, current collection that vibrates like the rituals in the villages, connecting immemorial time with the historical time in which we live.
Time spent farming
until 1984
The struggle goes far back, to an ancient time, scarcely documented, purposely forgotten, erased.
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Weaving the web
from 1984 to 1985
The time to weave the web has a historic milestone: the II National Meeting of Indigenous Peoples, organized by the Union of Indigenous Nations.
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The power of the voices
1986 – 1987
Indigenous voices rich with history, knowledge and strength for the fight go beyond the rooms, meeting spaces, and assemblies and onto the radio airwaves.
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Blazing trails
from 1988 to 1990
As with the big ceremonies in the villages, after the big feast it’s time to get back to everyday tasks.
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Harvest time
from 1991 to 1999
The last decade of the millennium was also a moment of major changes in Brazil’s indigenous movement, with the multiplication of local and regional indigenous organizations and the expansion of national ones.
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Collection
The Memory Basket can be explored in different ways: through the Timeline, which follows the two decades of activity of the Center for Indigenous Culture; through Themes, which organize the content into five groups — Territory, Word, Struggle, Tradition, and Alliances; through the collection of the Indigenous Program; or even through Media Types, which gather letters, audio recordings, printed materials, images (photographs and videos), and press materials.
