Meet Ludmilla Pataxó, an Indigenous artist, mother, and entrepreneur from the Jaqueira Reserve in Bahia. Blending ancestral heritage, contemporary fashion, and female leadership, her story carries on the legacy of Dona Taquara and the women who helped revitalize Pataxó culture.
April in Pindorama (Brazil) is an invitation to listen to Indigenous peoples and to celebrate the strength of Indigenous women. In partnership with Indique, the Aldeia Verde Institute, and the Guardiãs do Bem Viver project, OGA is hosting a listening circle on ancestry, territory, and good living.
At the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, AMYK – the Yanomami Women's Association Kumirayõma – is much more than an acronym: it is the organized voice and the driving force of the Yanomami women of Amazonas. Founded to resist aggressions and ensure cultural continuity, AMYK is living proof that Indigenous governance and female leadership are inseparable from the defense of the forest.
In this manifesto of resistance, Luza Borum Krenak recounts her journey from the sacred waters of the Doce River to the forests of Rondônia. Through memories of her father and her strength as a matriarch and artisan, Luza reveals a life devoted to Tupã Nhanderu and the protection of indigenous identity. A necessary elder voice that transforms history into a seed of justice.
