Indigenous Peoples the Earth's Stewards
“Indigenous peoples are the stewards of the Earth's most critical biodiversity. The world's largest interconnected communities of species live in our ancestral territories, and it's our job to protect them”
Every year, thousands of people flock to Brazil's capital Brasilia for Acampamento Terra Livre (Freedom Land Camp). Considered the largest gathering of indigenous peoples in the world, the event offers members of the country's many indigenous nations the opportunity to gather in solidarity, devise strategies and discuss solutions to their joint struggle, including the ongoing erosion of indigenous peoples' rights, destruction of Brazil's diverse ecosystems and the aggravating threat of climate change.
To give the movement a face, Indigenous journalist and filmmaker Eric Terena, who reported on site for the indigenous news platform Mídia India, and British documentary filmmaker Alice Aedy set up a temporary studio in this year's encampment and shot portraits of participants.
The project received a simple but powerful title: “O futuro é indígena” (The future is indigenous). The project received a simple but powerful title: “O futuro é indígena” (The future is indigenous). In 2022, the Free Land Camp (ATL), the largest indigenous mobilization in the world, shakes up Brasilia and will shake politics in 2022.
