Indigenous Cinematic Resistance in the Amazon

The Kuikuros from the Xingu Indigenous Reserve of Mao Grosso state are on the frontlines of the movement to defend Indigenous territories of the Amazon. During the disastrous administration of former president Jair Bolsonaro, they led millions of Indigenous persons to Brasilia to defend life and the natural environment. At an event in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, February 25, 2023, we heard from the Kuikuro Nation’s Paramount Chief Afukaka Kuikuro about the challenges his peoples are facing in the Amazon. Additionally, Kalutata Kuikuro, President of AIKAX, screened clips of films he’s created and talk about the activism his peoples are leading to preserve their lives and territories. Video courtesy Washington Office on Latin America