 Mariano Marcos Terena, is the son of the Xane’ Pueblo, from the region of Aguas del Pantanal, between Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay.
A Brazilian national born in 1954 he is a Xane’ leader
who has devoted his life to working and organizing for
the rights of indigenous people and for the earth itself.
In 1977, Marcos founded the first indigenous political movement in Brazil, the Union of Indigenous Nations.
In 1992 he organized a landmark event in the struggle
for indigenous peoples’ rights, the World Conference of Indigenous Peoples on Territories, Environment and Development. At this historic gathering, Marcos was chosen by over 700 indigenous leaders from around the world to deliver their message to world leaders at the United Nations Earth Summit (UNCED). Marcos is also a founding member of the Inter-Tribal Committee, Land is Life, the International Alliance of Indigenous-Tribal Peoples of the Tropical Forests, the Brazilian Indigenous Institute for Intellectual Property, the World Indigenous Games Festival, and the Call of the Earth Circle. You can read more about him here. |
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