Selected Film
“The Indigenous Women of the Land” tells the story of two indigenous women from the Tupinambá people in southern Bahia: Valdelice Amaral, chief of the Tupinambá people of Olivença, and Glicéria Tupinambá, a leader, teacher and artist from the Serra do Padeiro village. The documentary shows the daily lives and struggles of these leaders during important moments for their people: the March in Memory of the Martyrs of the Cururupe River Massacre and the Serra do Padeiro Flour Festival (Collective Manioc Flour Production by Women of Serra do Padeiro), and also takes a look at the 1st brazilian Indigenous Women’s March in Brasília (DF), where it finds the emerging strength of indigenous women in Brazilian politics. As they travel these paths, “The Indigenous Women of the Land” also listens to elders and leaders such as Nadia Akawã (Aldeia Tukum, Olivença/BA), Maria da Glória de Jesus (Serra do Padeiro, Una/BA) and Maura Titiá (Pataxó Hã Hã Hãe, Reserva Caramuru-Paraguassu, Pau Brasil/BA) and, in all these voices, finds the same starting and ending point: the land, which guarantees the material and spiritual survival of the Tupinambá, as well as other indigenous ethnics groups of Brazil. A film about the history of Bahia and this great territory called Brazil, the result of five centuries of invasion, but also of immense resistance and struggle by women like Glicéria and Valdelice. The documentary is an invitation to delve into history, local indigenous values and understanding the role of women in the struggle for the rights of native people in Brazil and their territories.
Duration: 00:52:00
Country of Origin: Brazil
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Director(s): Dayse Porto, Joana Brandão
Writer(s): Dayse Porto, Joana Brandão
Producer(s): Tiago Tao
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