Audience Álvaro Tukano and President of Funai

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30/10/1984

Hearing to discuss the appointment of Álvaro Tukano to the Casa do Indio in Manaus, attended by Congressman Mario Juruna, the president of FUNAI and other unidentified attendees, featuring a clash between indigenous people and the federal agency over the role of FUNAI and its relationship with indigenous communities.

Cartas da aldeia – 12

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11/04/1984

Acervo NCI - Cartas da aldeia - 12

Cartas da aldeia – 39

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13/07/1984

Acervo NCI - Cartas da aldeia - 39

Cartas da aldeia – 4

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09/02/1985

Acervo NCI - Cartas da aldeia - 4.1 e 4.2

Cartas da aldeia – 5

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05/07/1985

Acervo NCI - Cartas da aldeia - 5

Cartaz Aos Ventos do Futuro

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1985

cartaz de divulgação do filme dirigido por Hermano Pena e produzido pela União das Nações Indígenas mostrando a primeira grande reunião de povos indígenas em Brasília em 1984

Cartaz Marçal

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1984

cartaz produzido pela União das Nações Indígenas em homenagem ao grande lider Marçal Tupã I, do povo Guarani Kaiowá, assassinado em 1983

Conversation with Asuncion Ontiveros, lawyers and indigenous leaders

Weaving the Web, Topic: Territory

28/02/1985

A conversation with Asuncion Ontiveros, president of CISA - Consejo Indígena Sudamericano, on issues related to indigenous peoples in Brazil and other countries, the relationship with FUNAI, governments and economic interests. Participation of non-indigenous people, probably legal professionals and leaders.

History and struggles of the Xocó People

Weaving the Web, Topic: Territory

10/04/1985

Raimundo and Apolônio Xocó talk about the history of the Xocó people, the festivals, the invasion of the land by the Brito family, the help of the Church, the retaking of São Pedro Island. Apolônio talks about the problems after the retaking of the island with the threats from the Brito family.

Interview with sustainable rubber tappers Jaime Araújo and José Saraiva

Weaving the Web, Topic: Alliances

20/10/1985

Interview with Jaime and Saraiva, sustainable rubber tappers linked to the National Council of sustainable rubber tappers, part of the Alliance of The Forest Peoples. The two talk about their lives in the forests, survival, the history of occupation by sustainable rubber tappers in Acre, awareness of the importance of the forest, and involvement in the struggles for the rights of Acre's sustainable rubber tappers.

Jornal Indígena Ano II 1985

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1985

Jornal Indígena editado pela União das Nações Indígenas

Jornal Indígena 1984

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1984

Jornal Indígena editado pela União das Nações Indígenas

Meeting of the chiefs from the state of Goiás – tape 2

Weaving the Web, Topic: Territory

01/06/1985

A meeting with indigenous leaders and FUNAI officials, explaining how much money FUNAI allocates to the communities and how this money is used, including expenses for telephone, fuel, tickets, etc. There was talk of the need for these expenses to be controlled so that there are more resources earmarked for projects in the communities. In addition, the use of radios on indigenous lands (and problems related to the maintenance of this equipment) and issues related to indigenous education are also addressed, highlighting the lack of funding for projects and the possibility of schools being closed.

Meeting of the chiefs from the state of Goiás with Funai – tape 1

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01/06/1985

A meeting of indigenous leaders from the north of Goiás on the actions of the FUNAI office in the region, and the community's problems related mainly to health and education. The leaders express their desire to be able to choose the employees of this office and comment on some expectations about the work.

Nosso chão

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1984

cartilha realizada pela União das Nações Indígenas

Roraima Plenary , Surumu – tape 1

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07/01/1985

Roraima leadership meeting. Ailton Krenak coordinates a meeting with representatives of seven groups representing regions of Roraima: Surumu, Taiano, região da Serra, Raposa, Amajari, Serra da Lua. In order, each leader briefly discusses the following topics: community councils; the sale, consumption and prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the community; the status of land demarcations; the development of community gardens vs. mechanized gardens; religious worship and the work of catechists; culture and the teaching of the language by teachers; the exploitation of mining by indigenous people; political interference in the community; community canteens.

Roraima Plenary , Surumu – tape 2

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01/08/1985

Roraima leadership meeting. Balance of work. Álvaro Tukano gives a speech in which he presents the campaign for the creation of the Yanomami park and talks about the importance of the Union of Indigenous Nations and the search for an alliance with all indigenous nations. He discusses the search for rights; the struggle to defend the land; the struggle against landowners and other types of invasion and violence; he mentions the struggle in Rio Grande do Sul, the Pataxó in Bahia, the Potiguara and Pakararu, he mentions the Cinta Larga, Nhambiquara and Apurinã Indians; deaths during the dictatorship, indigenous resistance; the struggle for land; the struggle for peace.

UNI meeting with representatives of various ethnicities – tape 1

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06/11/1985

Meeting between UNI (Union of the Indigenous Nations) representatives. Paulo Bororo talks about FUNAI's incompetence in distributing funds coherently among indigenous communities, that it is spying on community leaders, about the work of the Salesian Mission and discusses the access of outsiders to the territory of indigenous peoples. Nivaldo Apurinã (?) talks about the Constituent Assembly, the need for unity among indigenous leaders and getting closer to the issue of the Constituent Assembly.

UNI meeting with representatives of various ethnicities – tape 2

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06/11/1985

Meeting between UNI (Union of the Indigenous Nations) representatives and Miguel, a Shuar leader from Ecuador, on: the work of indigenous federations in the Amazon region and the need for alliances. Another topic is support for indigenous candidacies in Brazil and the situation of indigenous areas in Roraima and Mato Grosso do Sul. The importance of new regional centers and councils, such as those of the Macuxi and the Wapichana.

UNI meeting with representatives of various ethnicities 3

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12/06/1985

UNI (Union of the Indigenous Nations) meeting with representatives of several Brazilian indigenous nations. The central agenda of the meeting is the proposal to turn FUNAI into a state-level agency. Each representative raised issues from their region, the relationship with the government and federal bodies that aim to weaken the struggle of the indigenous peoples. The need for people to unite and raise awareness of the threats they are facing.

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. In 1984, this gathering brought together around 400 leaders from 48 Indigenous peoples in Brasília, in a powerful demonstration of their ability to organize and strategies in the fight for land and self-determination.

At this meeting, UNI’s set up regional centers in various states, seeking to meet the diverse demands of each region. And UNI’s Publications Coordination, led by Ailton Krenak from the São Paulo office. As the first activities of this Coordination, in 1984 two issues of the printed Jornal Indígena (Indigenous Newspaper) were published, which had a total of six editions and was distributed free of charge to the villages, the press and the urban public.

Between 1984 and 1985 there were numerous meetings, indigenous assemblies in the villages, documentaries with partners in the struggle, public events, mobilization of civil society and the press around invasions of indigenous areas.

The Núcleo de Cultura Indígena began to take shape at this time with a focus on activities and projects to defend rights and communicate with Brazilian society, informing, creating proximity and alliances.