Karajá craft receives a certificate of Cultural Heritage of Brazil

In a ceremony held on Sunday, April 1, in the village in Santa Izabel do Morro Bananal Island, was given to the women potters of the nation Karajá, the certificate of Cultural Heritage of Brazil for the doll "Rtxoco" art developed by them.
Attended the ceremony, Secretary of State for Culture, Katia Rocha, president of Fapt - Foundation for Research Support of Tocantins, Andrea Stival, and the Secretaries of State for Agriculture and Education, respectively Jaime Coffee and Danilo de Melo, on occasion, represented the governor Siqueira Campos, and representatives of Iphan - Institute for National Artistic and Historical Heritage of Tocantins, Goias and Brasilia.
On occasion, the secretary Katia Rocha spoke about the commitment of the State Government, through the transverse nature of Secretaries of bringing development to the indigenous communities by supporting, preserving and disseminating their habits and customs and enabling access to opportunities, especially to younger . The Secretary of Agriculture, Jaime Coffee, spoke of the projects to be developed in indigenous communities in order to bring new technologies in agriculture, to ensure good productivity and sustainability and thus worthy of subsistence communities.
The Secretary Danilo de Melo, in turn, forwarded the message to the Indians of the Governor Siqueira, which determined, among other measures, which are changed all the furniture and utensils of schools in indigenous communities, the construction of indoor court sports courts and space for cultural activities and that are carried out every ten days, meetings with the Council of Indigenous Education, for setting and monitoring of government actions by communities. Danilo also ensured that the claims made by the President of the Association of Women Iny (INA) Lenimar Werreria in his speech, the inclusion of indigenous youth in the projects and programs of the Department of Education and other departments in which they are not already included, will be met .
In addition to the leaders who spoke at the event, several leaders representing other villages were present, among them the chief and his deputy Ixanduedu Karajá Karaja Wenona, the technical coordinator of the local FUNAI - National Indian Foundation and community leader Pastor John Werreria, the alderman and chief Wataú Iwraro Karajá village, the community leader Idjarrina Karajá, Chief Paul Krumari JK Karajá village and the village community leader Daniel Fontoura Coxini.
The coordinator of the Indigenous Culture Department of Culture Narúbia Iny (INA), which accompanied the secretary Katia Rocha, also spoke at the event, talking about the time "so significant, it represents the recognition of indigenous culture and the work of women Iny, whose Production doll Ritxoco strengthens the cultural identity of its people, "said the manager. Ritxoco The doll will be the subject of an exhibition that promotes the Secretariat of Culture on June 19, in the lobby of the auditorium of the Araguaia Palace in Palmas, as part of programming to celebrate the day of the Indian.