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Hi Tonico Benites!

Humbling to have you here doing an AMA. I have a huge amount of interest in Brazilian indigenous people (I'm Brazilian myself) and I'm disgusted in the way our society continues to treat you. I'm disgusted by a Leftist government that had ample opportunity to protect you and did so little. I always felt that documentation and research is a very important and useful way of getting your message out and heard, as well as a way of preserving and archiving the incredible knowledge and art produced by all the indigenous people from Brazil (Personally I have written a lot about feather art - arte plumária)

My question is tri-fold. If you could tell the world one thing about your people what would it be? Do you think that research does indeed have any sort of impact? What type of action would you personally like to see from average Brazilians and people from abroad to aid your cause and stop your mistreatment?

Amor e carinho, estou com vocês.

Your kid is the coolest looking ginger I have ever seen. Next to that car? Badass...

I'm truly sorry for your and your family's loss.

imagine that x100

Thank you for the reply and I truly hope that we learn to protect and appreciate your culture so that we arrive at a mutual relationship of learning - rather than the exploration and oppresion of your people for our benefit. Amor e carinho para voces!