Coletivo Ambientalista Indígena de Ação para Natureza, Agroecologia e Sustentabilidade – CAIANAS

CAIANAS, an Indigenous association from Cachoeirinha Indigenous Land in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, was formed in 2015 as the “GATI Family” collective. It focuses on enhancing quality of life and environmental protection in the Cerrado and Pantanal regions. Through a Deliberative Council, CAIANAS empowers Indigenous families and their territories with cultural and ethno-agroecological practices. They tackle challenges like hybrid seeds and soil infertility by recovering traditional seeds, implementing agroforestry, and restoring degraded areas. CAIANAS also revives ancestral land practices and shamanic knowledge while partnering with universities and governmental bodies to offer agroecology training, contributing to environmental conservation and sustainability for both Indigenous and non-indigenous communities.