Pedra Branca do Povo Krahô village
Goiatins, TO
Phone number:
+55 63 9 8472 4771
Email:
kajrekraho(at)gmail.com
Type of Project:
TURISM, COMMERCE
Discover the Pedra Branca village channels
About us
Inhabitants of the Brazilian Cerrado, the Krahô people were semi-nomadic and occupied a much larger area than they currently do. With the advancement of agricultural and livestock fronts, they were practically decimated in successive attacks by farmers, moving from Maranhão to the Northeast of Tocantins, where they are today. Currently, their population has reached 3,000 individuals, distributed in 29 villages. The Krahô Indigenous Land was demarcated in 1950 with 300,000 hectares and is considered the largest continuous area of preserved Cerrado in our country.
The Pedra Branca Village of the Krahô Indigenous Land in the municipality of Goiatins, TO, has the Kàjre Cultural Center Association, which since 2003 has been developing work to promote the ritual culture of the Krahô people. More recently, since 2009, it has expanded its work with training in audiovisual production, from which emerged the Mẽntuwajê Guardian of Culture Group, in which 10 young people produce films and shorts about their culture, ways of life, and knowledge. Today, the association also organizes the marketing of crafts produced in the Village, opening a new source of income for the community.
Due to the significant growth of the indigenous population in the territory and the great limitation of the demarcated territory for the Krahô people's villages, the issue of food subsistence has become a challenge. Today, the people can no longer migrate from region to region, as was their ancient custom, for the vegetation to naturally recover over time. Therefore, the integration of agroforestry knowledge into their culture becomes increasingly necessary (and is the community's desire), so that they can, through land management, cultivate their own food and ensure the raw material for their crafts and cultural festivals.
Part of the association's group has also been seeking improvement and knowledge in the area of community tourism and sees this as a possible new source of income for the Village and as a means of positive impact on the entire non-indigenous community in Brazil and worldwide. The Village has great knowledge of medicinal herbs and also seeks to improve its own natural products.
Objectives
With NOSSO, we aim to develop an agroforestry planting system to ensure our food subsistence. Throughout the project, we also seek to professionalize ourselves in the field of experiential tourism and strengthen our artisanal art within CSARTE (Community Sustaining Craft), created by NOSSO in conjunction with us and other artisan communities. Additionally, we aim to improve and create new sources of income for the community as a whole, for example, through natural products and the processing of medicinal herbs.
1st Phase
2nd Phase
3rd Phase
-Trainings in agroforestry systems, financing of seedlings and supplies, and implementation collective efforts;
-Trainings in management, animal integration, and agroforestry logistics for food subsistence;
-Training cycle including topics: group management and organizational processes, digital inclusion, and creation of impact businesses.
- Development and implementation of impact businesses conceptualized in the previous phase;
- Support in the development of pricing strategies, logistics, and sales, as well as training in social media and website programming;
-Inclusion in the CSARTE program (Community Sustaining Craft) conducted by NOSSO.
-Conception and structuring of immersion tourism programs and projects based on cultural activities and existing knowledge in the Village;
-Training in hospitality and extension of its own sales channel.
