Empowering Indigenous Women: During the Indigenous Women’s March in Brasilia, Brazil, indigenous women wore a dress show. They made sense. They talked about their rights and asked for specific places.
Under a white tent, models wore traditional clothes and walked down a stage covered with green plants. A crowd of excited people cheered for the models and took pictures to post on social media.
Kajina Maneira da Costa, a Nukini representative from the state of Acre, talked about how she was afraid to go on stage but happy to speak up for her people.
She said that stereotypes still exist and that a fashion show by Indigenous people is still seen as strange. Her yellow dress and hat showed her pride in where she came from.
“Decolonizing fashion” was talked about by a Brazilian official. She said to dress differently, wear headdresses, and discuss their origins. Xakriabá used songs and protests to show Indigenous people’s involvement in politics. It shows in different ways how busy they are.
Lula da Silva was chosen president of Brazil in October, and Xakriabá was elected to the federal senate. Since the beginning of President Lula’s term, his government has put the needs of Indigenous people first. Bolsonaro was against Indigenous rights and made it harder for them to grow. He was said to be racist.
President Lula has given Indigenous people eight jobs. Sonia Guajajara is in charge of Brazil’s Ministry of Indigenous People.
Indigenous women are becoming more important in local and national politics in Brazil. From September 11 to 13, the Third March of Indigenous Women showed how strong they were getting. Ana Paula da Silva, who works for the Indigenous Peoples Study Program at Rio de Janeiro State University, says that Indigenous women demand respect and stand up for themselves. People can’t ignore or avoid them any longer, they say.
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