RESISTANCE REBORN, ORGANIZATIONS IN ACTION TO SAVE INDIGENOUS HABITATS
RESISTANCE REBORN, ORGANIZATIONS IN ACTION TO SAVE INDIGENOUS HABITATS
Organizations
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The indigenous organization gathers Guarani's groups from south and south-east areas since 2006 to dispute territory. The CGY was created as a mekanism to work in the process of indigenous land demarcation, based on the article 232 from the brazilian 1988 Constitution. It's headquarters is currently located in the Tenondé Porã village, in São Paulo, with offices in the Central area and intercultural advice groups.
The organization was founded by the indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire, known worldwide for his fight for the Amazon preservation and indigenous people rights. The institute has as a purpose promoting the environmental protection and indigenous culture valorization, as well as supporting the sustenable development projects on indigenous communities.
It's a brazilian non-governmental organization founded in 1994, with headquarters in São Paulo. The ISA works to protect the indigenous people, quilombolas, traditional communities and environment rights. The organization realizes researches, projects and defend to promote the socio-environmental sustainability and valuing cultural diversity.
The Civil Society Organization of Public Interest was founded in 1992 and has it's headquarters in Porto Velho, Rondônia. The Kanindé's operations extend across the brazilian amazon states, as Amazonas, Mato Grosso e Pará. Kanindé works with tens of ethnic groups on various activities, since courses and training until monitoring, reforestation and indigenous agents training to fight fires.
They are just some of many organizations that worls for the fundamental rights and for the brazilian indigenous people protection. For more information about other organization and how to contact them, you can check the list available on the 3rd Sector Observatory website.
