Maíra Taquiguhi Ribeiro

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About Maíra Taquiguhi Ribeiro

Pronunciation
Maíra
Taquiguhi Ribeiro

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Country: Brazil

Maíra Taquiguthi Ribeiro is an indigenist federal public servant at the Brazilian National Foundation of Indigenous Peoples. Since 2010, she has worked with the Xavante people in the east of the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Her duties include activities on territorial monitoring, food security and environmental management, prioritizing the role of Xavante women in strengthening traditional food. 

Maíra has a degree in biology and a specialization in socioeconomic organization and territorial policies. In 2023, she earned her master's degree in Geography and Territorial Development, researching the enclosure of large-scale agribusiness on traditional Xavante territories. Her interests and fields of study include SIG and mapping, water conservation, complex tropical agroforestry systems, natural vegetation restoration and intercultural education.

As a Hubert H. Humprey Fellow at the University of California, Davis, Maíra expects to learn and exchange with U.S. specialists, institutions and social movements to seek to strengthen the autonomy of Indigenous peoples and inspire more effective public policies aimed at improving the well-being of Indigenous populations, especially the Xavante people.

Available to Speak About

  • Diversity and struggles of Indigenous peoples in Brazil
  • Challenges for Indigenous policy in Brazil
  • Environmental conflicts and threats to Brazilian Communities
  • Environmental management and restoration experiences in Indigenous lands in Brazil
  • Indigenous women's social movement in Brazil
  • Territorial conflicts in Indigenous land in Brazil 

Related SDGs

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Program Type

Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program

Year

2024-25

Country

Brazil