By purchasing this beautiful 32pp A5 limited edition printed zine, you will be directly supporting the Indigenous artist, Genilson Guajajara, as well as other storytellers who we support through our various programs at If Not Us Then Who? The carefully curated zine is the result of months of collaboration, and is a beautiful keepsake.

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Introduction.

The Tenetehar, now more commonly known as the Guajajara people, have suffered from serious and accumulative negative impacts to their lands from extractivism for generations, many of them irreversible. Historically they have also faced restrictions on their culture, practice’s and sacred rituals, which are integral for their self-assertion and identity.

Vitally though, one important and particularly emotive ritual still remains for the Guajajara and this is the story of that ritual: The Festival of the Moqueado - which takes place within the Amazon Rainforest, in a riverside community, along the Rio Pindaré, Maranhão State, Brazil. 

This is home, where my family and my community live, a setting alive with the sounds of village life, the forest and all its inhabitants in close proximity, whilst the Rio Pindaré gently emanates in the background. It’s from this unique setting that I seek to share this story with you, giving an insight into the essence of our people. 

By: Genilson Guajajara.