Inter Tribal Council

The Inter Tribal Council, also known as the Intertribal Committee and formally identified in Portuguese as Comitê Intertribal Memória e Ciência Indígena, is a Brazilian Indigenous peoples' non-governmental organization founded in 1991. Its work is centered on strengthening Indigenous peoples' access to rights and supporting their participation in public, cultural, environmental, and international discussions. The organization identifies access to health, education, opportunities, cultural dialogue, and land rights as central conditions for addressing discrimination against Indigenous peoples. The council's activities combine advocacy, cultural organization, public education, and international engagement. It has participated in discussions concerning the inclusion of Indigenous peoples in the information society and has taken part in international and regional forums addressing racism, racial discrimination, intolerance, biodiversity, and Indigenous rights. Its documented engagements include the Convention on Biological Diversity's eighth Conference of the Parties in Curitiba and the First Regional Conference of the Americas against Racism, Racial Discrimination, and All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance, held in Brasília in 2006. The organization is also associated with major Indigenous cultural and sporting initiatives in Brazil. In 1992, it was a primary organizer of the World Conference of Indigenous Peoples on Territory, Environment and Development, held at Kari-Oca shortly before the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro. The council later founded the Jogos dos Povos Indígenas, or Indigenous Peoples' Games, an event held in Brazil from 1996 alongside the Indigenous Social Forum. In 2015, it organized the first World Indigenous Games in Brazil. Through these activities, the Inter Tribal Council has operated at the intersection of Indigenous rights advocacy, cultural preservation, community development, environmental concerns, and public representation. The available reference material does not provide detailed information about its internal governance, current leadership, funding, membership, headquarters address, or present operational status. It should therefore be understood primarily as a Brazilian Indigenous civil-society organization documented through its advocacy and event-organizing activities.

The Inter Tribal Council, also called the Intertribal Committee, is a Brazilian Indigenous peoples' non-governmental organization founded in 1991. Its Portuguese name is Comitê Intertribal Memória e Ciência Indígena. The organization emerged with a broad rights-based mission: it presents access to health, education, opportunity, cultural dialogue, and Indigenous lands as fundamental areas in the effort to combat discrimination and strengthen Indigenous peoples' participation in society. A significant part of the council's documented history involves international and regional advocacy. It participated in the preparation of United Nations initiatives concerning Indigenous inclusion in the information society, indicating an interest in the relationship between Indigenous communities, technology, information access, and public participation. It also took part in the eighth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, held in Curitiba, Brazil. This engagement connected the council's Indigenous-rights work with biodiversity policy and environmental governance. In 2006, the council participated in the First Regional Conference of the Americas against Racism, Racial Discrimination, and All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance in Brasília. The council also played an important role in organizing Indigenous peoples' forums. In 1992, it was a primary organizer of the World Conference of Indigenous Peoples on Territory, Environment and Development. The conference took place at Kari-Oca during the period immediately preceding the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro. Its focus on territory and the environment reflected issues central to Indigenous political representation and land rights. Cultural and sporting activity became another major dimension of the council's work. It founded the Jogos dos Povos Indígenas, commonly translated as the Indigenous Peoples' Games. The event has been held in Brazil since 1996, together with the parallel Indigenous Social Forum. The Games provide a platform for Indigenous athletic traditions, cultural exchange, public visibility, and inter-community interaction. In 2015, the council organized the first World Indigenous Games in Brazil, expanding the scale of this model from a national event to a global Indigenous gathering. Taken together, the available record presents the Inter Tribal Council as an organization working across advocacy, cultural preservation, environmental participation, public dialogue, and event production. Its activities have included both formal participation in international policy settings and practical efforts to create spaces in which Indigenous peoples can meet, compete, exchange traditions, and represent themselves publicly. The supplied sources do not establish the organization's current leadership, detailed institutional structure, funding arrangements, current headquarters, or present status. Further research would be needed to document developments after the 2015 World Indigenous Games and to verify whether the organization remains active in the same form.

• 2015

  First World Indigenous Games organized

  [1]Inter Tribal Councilen.wikipedia.org

  The council organized the first World Indigenous Games in Brazil.

• 2006

  Participation in the Americas' anti-racism conference

  [1]Inter Tribal Councilen.wikipedia.org

  The council participated in the First Regional Conference of the Americas against Racism, Racial Discrimination, and All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance in Brasília.

• 1996

  Indigenous Peoples' Games established

  [1]Inter Tribal Councilen.wikipedia.org

  The council founded the Jogos dos Povos Indígenas in Brazil, held together with the Indigenous Social Forum.

• 1992

  World Conference of Indigenous Peoples on Territory, Environment and Development

  [1]Inter Tribal Councilen.wikipedia.org

  The council served as a primary organizer of the conference at Kari-Oca, held shortly before the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro.

• 1991

  Inter Tribal Council founded

  [1]Inter Tribal Councilen.wikipedia.org

  The Brazilian Indigenous peoples' non-governmental organization was established.

An Indigenous-led Brazilian civil-society organization that links rights advocacy with cultural representation, community development, environmental engagement, and large-scale Indigenous gatherings.

• Advocacy and community services

  Indigenous rights advocacy

  The council advocates for Indigenous peoples' access to health, education, opportunities, cultural dialogue, and land rights. These priorities frame discrimination as a problem requiring both recognition of legal and territorial rights and practical access to social resources.

• Cultural and sporting event · 1996

  Jogos dos Povos Indígenas

  The Indigenous Peoples' Games are a Brazil-based event founded by the council and held from 1996 alongside the Indigenous Social Forum. The Games provide a setting for Indigenous sporting traditions, cultural exchange, community interaction, and public representation.

• International cultural and sporting event · 2015

  World Indigenous Games

  The first World Indigenous Games were organized in Brazil in 2015 by the Inter Tribal Council. The event extended the council's Indigenous sporting and cultural programming to an international format.

• 2015First World Indigenous Games

  Brazil · International

  The council organized the first World Indigenous Games in Brazil, building on its earlier Indigenous Peoples' Games initiative.

  Outcome. The event expanded the council's cultural and sporting work to an international Indigenous gathering.

  Source
• 1996Jogos dos Povos Indígenas

  Brazil

  The council founded the Indigenous Peoples' Games as a recurring cultural and sporting gathering, held alongside the Indigenous Social Forum.

  Outcome. The initiative established a recurring platform for Indigenous sporting traditions, cultural exchange, and community visibility in Brazil.

  Source
• 1992World Conference of Indigenous Peoples on Territory, Environment and Development

  Brazil · International Indigenous-rights movement

  The council was a primary organizer of a conference at Kari-Oca focused on Indigenous territory, the environment, and development. It took place in the week before the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro.

  Outcome. The event created an Indigenous forum connected to the international environmental and development agenda of the Rio conference.

  Source

1. 1Inter Tribal Councilen.wikipedia.org