The vulnerability of indigenous childhood

Today, there is no safe place for indigenous children in Brazil. They face risks everywhere. In their villages, they are threatened by large corporations invading their communities, the denial of official land demarcations, and the shrinking of their territories—making it impossible grow their own food. In the cities, the situation is even harsher. Indigenous families live without social protection, below the poverty line, and face discrimination in employment, housing, and healthcare, struggling to survive. It’s especially their children that are invisible. Many live on the margins of urban life, at high risk of malnutrition and often overlooked by healthcare services. At school, they are excluded, subjected to daily racism. Their customs and cultural heritage ignored, ridiculed, or even banned.

Despite these challenges, indigenous communities work tirelessly to protect their children. Supporting them is not only an act of justice—it is a way into the future, the resilience and creativity of a generation that carries the stories, skills, and spirit of their people. Activists bring their cases to local authorities, demanding concrete solutions to end discrimination, exploitation, and the neglect of indigenous heritage, while pushing for systemic changes that respect the rights and dignity of indigenous peoples.

Our partners

Bebê de Soares and Andreia Duartes - Advisors for Brazil's indigenous and artistic communities and the play in Sao Paulo

Edgar Kanayko Xakriaba - Documentary film with the Xakriaba children in Minas Gerais

Emerson Oliveira Da Silvar - Book about children from different tribes in Sao Paulo.

Márcia Wayna Kambeba - Poems with indigenous children about their daily live

Bebê de Soares

After a successful international career in dance, Bebê de Soares began working in the 90s as an Actress, Director and Producer, co foundingT4G Teatro 4Garoupaswith Austrian director Arno Kleinofen in Cologne, Germany. Their collaboration was awarded and critically acclaimed in Brazil and Germany. In 2002 she created theAMAZONAS NETWORKa cultural exchange platform creating projects that promote international exchange in the field of theater for young audiences and dance, sharing her deep knowledge of international cultural exchange in the field of theater and dance for young audiences, both from the perspective of the organizer/director of the festival and from the perspective of the artist. Since 2019 is she back in Hürth, Germany from 8 years in Chile and is involved in several projects from rural touring to international collaborations as SPARSE+ and Perform Europe, co-funded byCreative Europe. She has been a member of the Executive Committee ofASSITEJ Internationalsince 2017 occupying the Vice-Presidency of the association from 2021 until 2024, when she became the representative of the Professional Networks ofASSITEJ.