Book Launch: Reflections from the Inside

Join us for the launch of Reflections from the Inside: New Indigenous Scholarship from Brazil in Translation, a groundbreaking collection of essays by emerging Indigenous anthropologists from Brazil.
Date: April 25, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Consulate General of Brazil in Los Angeles
6222 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 600
*Books will be available for purchase at the event.
Reflections from the Inside brings together five essays by Indigenous scholars from Brazil, translated into English for the first time. Their research explores critical themes such as territorial disputes, the demarcation of Indigenous lands, the transmission of ancestral knowledge, and the role of Indigenous women in academia and activism. The book also examines how Indigenous scholars use tools like photography and ethnography—once wielded to oppress them—to advocate for their communities and rights.
The event will feature a panel discussion with four distinguished speakers: Braulina Aurora Baniwa, Shirley Djukurnã Krenak, Daniele Guajajara, and Maria Silvaneide Faustino Nogueira, moderated by Kristal Bivona.
Braulina Aurora Baniwa (contributing author): Indigenous Scientist, Anthropologist, Women's Rights Activist, PhD candidate in Social Anthropology at UnB. Co-founder of: @anmigaorg @abia.indigena
Shirley DJUKURNÃ Krenak (Co-I): Indigenous activist, educator, writer, artist, and leader of the Krenak people. Director of the Shirley Djukurnã Krenak Institute (ISDK), focused on promoting educational and social engagement with the environment and ensuring Indigenous rights in non-Indigenous contexts. Shirley holds a degree in Social Communication.
Daniele Guajajara: Indigenous woman from the Guajajara people, Arariboia Indigenous Land – Maranhão. Graduated in Portuguese Language and Literature from UEMASUL. Communicator at the National Articulation of Indigenous Women Warriors of Ancestry (ANMIGA) and at the Shirley Djukurnã Krenak Institute, involved in photography, video, writing, editing, and social media.
Maria Silvaneide Faustino Nogueira (Silvinha Xukuru): Born on 12/19/1992 in Pesqueira-PE, from the Xukuru do Ororubá Indigenous People. An advocate for the Xukuru people's way of life, using theater to share their true history and create new spaces for struggle. Former representative of the eleven Indigenous peoples in the Permanent Commission of Rural Women of Pernambuco.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

6222 Wilshire Blvd #600, 6222 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, United States