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Laura Graham & Beth Conklin are giving a dual voice update on the advocacy of indigenous peoples in Brazil, a quarter century after their landmark article "The Shifting Middle Ground" #AAA2021BaltimorePermalink On twitter.com
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Their argument: the three major weaknesses/vulnerabilities they identified in 1995 have been overcome in dramatic fashion.On twitter.com
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Those weaknesses were: An "authenticity trap" forcing representatives to "be pure and poor" Political precarity surrounding small number of charismatic male activists Vulnerability to limited sources of fundingPermalink On twitter.com
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Instead, they see hundreds of political associations of indigenous peoples, often led by a more gender-balanced, much better-educated generation of Indigenous leaders who allow movements to speak, lobby, and legally represent themselves.Permalink On twitter.com
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Illustrative examples: Eloy Terena wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/interview-eloy-terena-indigenous-land-rights-activist-brazil Txai Suruí nytimes.com/2021/11/01/world/americas/cop26-indigenous-txai-surui.htmlPermalink On twitter.com
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New Indigenous institutions, particularly: Indigenous-run media, Acampamento Terra Livre, an annual mass encampament in Brasilia, & Articulação dos Povos Indígenas do BrasilPermalink On twitter.com
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Conclusion: "a kind of rhizomal reslience that might promise hope for the future"Permalink On twitter.com