OUR SELF-RECOGNITION

In the Federal Constitution, Art. 231 states that: “Indians are recognized as having their social organization, customs, languages, beliefs and traditions”, in accordance with Law 6.001 of December 19, 1973, in its Art. 47. “Respect for the cultural heritage of Indigenous communities, their artistic values and means of expression is ensured”. Art. 217, item IV, of the Federal Constitution of Brazil, which translates into “the protection and encouragement of sports manifestations of national creation”, and in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, of 2007, Art. 31 states: “Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain, control, protect and develop their cultural heritage, their traditional knowledge, their traditional cultural expressions, sports and traditional games and the visual and performing arts”.