A partnership between the Forest Reporter Project and the magazine Com Ciência Ambiental made it possible for a TV crew formed of journalists from the Kayapó people to cover Rio+20 and, at the same time, share their experience of sustainability in Raoni’s village, where they live, in Mato Grosso state.

On Thursday (June 21), the reporter, 19-year-old Roiti Metuktire, 22-year-old editor Kena Waurá Txucarramãe, and 43-year-old cameraman, Kianieti Metuktire, were at Warehouse 4 to cover the activities organized by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), at Pier Mauá. The group went to Rio de Janeiro with 50 other indigenous people from the Xingu region of Brazil. Kena and Roiti are grandchildren of the legendary Cacique leader, Raoni, who became famous at Rio 92.

Kena explains that the Forest Reporter Project aims to compare modern culture and indigenous traditions. "The idea is to show our culture here. I meet children who are curious and come talk to us. But it is but also to take news back to our tribe, especially for the older ones," he explained.

Kianieti, the cameraman, has been working in this area for over 20 years. "I am an older kind of filmmaker, I don't have so much experience with modern equipment, but I have done courses in Rio, São Paulo and even Chicago [USA]," he said.

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                                                                                                                          Text: Gerhard Brêda - Press Office, MCTI