G20 Brasil Communications has established a partnership with the Djagwa Etxa Indigenous Collective to produce radio bulletins in Guaraní covering topics from the main international cooperation forum. This project aims to promote the visibility and preservation of Indigenous languages.
The G20 Brasil Communications team has signed another partnership to produce radio bulletins in the Guarani Indigenous language. The first partnership was formalized in May this year with indigenous students from the Federal University of Grande Dourados, in Mato Grosso do Sul. Now, the project will also count on the participation of the Djagwa Etxa Indigenous Collective, made up of members of the Guarani and Kaingang ethnic groups from the municipality of Santa Amélia, in the north of the Brazilian state of Paraná.
The collective was established in 2023 to take part in the Acampamento Terra Livre (ATL), the largest assembly of Indigenous peoples held since 2004, which takes place in Brasilia every April. Among the members of the collective are Indigenous journalists and communicators such as Iago Queiroz, Paulo Porto, Micael Eliabe, and Ariane Sales, who will be responsible for translating and producing the bulletins in the Indigenous language. The goal is to translate the journalistic content produced by the G20 Communications team into Guaraní and distribute it free of charge to radio stations in Brasil and abroad. The bulletins are available on the websites Rádio Gov, run by the Brasil Communication Company (Empresa Brasil de Comunicação /EBC), and g20.org.
Indigenous communicator Micael Eliabe, from the Guarani Nhandewa ethnic group, explained that the collective was born from the idea of giving visibility to Brazilian Indigenous languages. He recalled that the name "Djagwa Etxa" - which means "the jaguar's gaze" - was given to the Indigenous peoples' sacred animal which takes care of the woods. A resident of the Tekoa Nara'i community - Aldeia Laranjinha, in Santa Amélia, Eliabe explained that the Guarani and Kaingang ethnic groups are the most populous in the region, with 76 families in his community alone.
Indigenous communicator Micael Eliabe, from the Guarani Nhandewa ethnic group, explained that the collective was born from the idea of giving visibility to Brazilian Indigenous languages. He recalled that the name "Djagwa Etxa" - which means "the jaguar's gaze" - was given to the Indigenous peoples' sacred animal which takes care of the woods. A resident of the Tekoa Nara'i community - Aldeia Laranjinha, in Santa Amélia, Eliabe explained that the Guarani and Kaingang ethnic groups are the most populous in the region, with 76 families in his community alone.
Strengthening Indigenous languages
The communicator said that the invitation to produce and record content for the G20 is a vital opportunity to preserve ancestral cultures, traditions, and knowledge. "Participating in some way in the actions of this world forum is a way for us to value and strengthen our languages and their use. At the same time, we are contributing to the development of linguistic and communicative skills of the Indigenous people engaged in the project. It is also a chance to show that indigenous people are not limited to the country's Northern region, but are also present in the South and in other states. This allows us to have more voice," he emphasized.
Paulo Porto is the manager of the Indigenous Sustainability Program at Itaipu Binacional and is responsible for the "Opaná Chão Indígena" project. He also believes that the G20 is a space to give visibility to Indigenous issues. He informed the Itaipu project involves 22 indigenous communities in the state and that the production of podcasts dealing with issues of food security, water security, and combating prejudice and racism is one of the project's actions.
According to Porto, the work has now been expanded with the G20 partnership. He stated that the state of Paraná has a population of 40,000 Indigenous people, and the contribution of the Djagwa Etxa Collective to the G20 Brasil Communications reinforces the mission of the Opaná project to advance the process of recognizing diversity, valuing indigenous cultures, and combating prejudice. "We are happy to participate in the G20 through Indigenous visibility. Our people are the result of this diversity," he commented.
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