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Indigenous Peoples Organizations

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The Ashaninka do Rio Amônia Association – Apiwtxa (a term that means union) was created in 1991 as a strategy to strengthen our community. It works as an operational arm of the community so that we can manage our projects and...
Capacity building Economic development Brazil
Center for Indigenous Work - CTI is a non-profit association, founded in March 1979 by anthropologists and indigenists. It is made up of professionals with qualified training and experience in the most varied fields and...
Natural resources & biodiversity Culture Rights & Advocacy Brazil
Founded in 1987, FOIRN represents 23 indigenous peoples from the Rio Negro, in an area that encompasses the municipalities of Barcelos, Santa Isabel do Rio Negro and São Gabriel da Cachoeira, in Amazonas.
Economic development Sustainable Development Education Climate change Brazil
Located in the North Zone of Natal, in the Redinha neighborhood, the Gamboa do Jaguaribe historical and ecological site develops activities to preserve indigenous cultures and the environment.
Natural resources & biodiversity Culture Brazil
The Native Amazon Operation (OPAN) is the first indigenous organization founded in Brazil, in 1969. For 52 years, OPAN has been working to strengthen indigenous leadership in the regional scenario, valuing their culture and...
Rights & Advocacy Culture Natural resources & biodiversity Sustainable Development Brazil
We Mẽbêngôkre (or Kayapó) communities created, in 2001, the Raoni Institute to defend the interests of our people. IR is a non-profit, non-partisan Civil Society Organization of Public Interest located in the city of Peixoto...
Rights & Advocacy Culture Economic development Brazil