"'This is a historic moment,' Guajajara said, noting how Brazil had never before had a ministry dedicated to its Indigenous citizens – let alone run by them.
'We receive all these plaudits for our role in protecting the environment during election campaigns or from governments. But it never goes beyond praise. We’ve never actually been invited to actively take part in governing. This is the first time,' the 48-year-old activist said."
~ Tom Phillips
"Sônia Guajajara hails Brazil’s Indigenous ministry after Bolsonaro ‘turmoil’"
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/18/brazil-indigenous-ministry-sonia-guajajara-activist
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