[lac-discuss-en] Brazil: Indigenous communities reflect on using the internet

[Cintra Sooknanan]

Hi,

I came across this article, not sure if Sylvia may have more information on
the outcome of the Symposium to share with us.

Excerpt:

In the end of November, the city of Sao Paulo hosted the 1st Symposium On
Indigenous Uses of the Internet <http://www.usp.br/nhii/simposio/> [pt], an
event organized by the Center for Indigenous History and Indigenous Studies
at the Federal University of Sao Paulo to assess how indigenous communities
were using the internet in Brazil.

Delegates of 16 indigenous ethnicities from many parts of the country
attended the event, the majority of whom have already been using the
Internet to seek improvements for their people. Bringing the experience of
an indigenous people that has benefited
most<http://globalvoicesonline.org/2010/08/14/brazil-the-indigenous-the-internet-and-interculturality/>
from
digital technologies to promote political action, Almir Surui Narayamoga,
leader of the Paiter Surui People <http://www.paiter.org/index_en.shtml>,
considered this debate of theutmost
importance<http://chsurui.blogspot.com/2010/12/uso-de-internet-pelas-comunidades.html>
[pt]
for everyone:

A internet tem grande importância na luta social e ambiental dos povos
indígenas.

The Internet plays an important role in the social and environmental
struggles of indigenous peoples.

Full Article at:

http://globalvoicesonline.org/2010/12/18/brazil-indigenous-communities-reflect-on-using-the-internet/


Regard

Cintra