15 The Water We Want – Interconnection Between The Apinajé Indigenous Community And The Tocantins River (2024) | Arting

EscoIa Indígena Tekator, Paula Tamkakre Ribeiro Apinaje
Brazilian Water Museum, Brazil.

The drawing depicts the interconnection between the Apinajé indigenous community and the Tocantins River and its streams present in their lands in the indigenous territory. Traditional indigenous paintings adorn the scene, symbolizing the spiritual and cultural connection of the Apinajé people with water and nature. Streams represent not only vital sources of water, but they are also symbols of life, sustenance, leisure and fun and their essential natural ecosystems for the Apinajé indigenous community, with beautiful crystal clear and icy waters that delight to look at, and with the songs of birds, which brings peace and pure air of nature. This Theme describes water as a source of life to the Apinajé indigenous people.