BREAKING SILENCES – INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND THE CONFRONTATION OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE

Abstract

This study analyzes how Indigenous women in Brazil confront gender-based violence. The research adopts a qualitative and documentary approach. The findings reveal that Indigenous women experience multiple forms of violence, arising from gender, ethno-racial, and territorial factors—an intersectionality of oppressions. The study highlights the consolidation of collectives and organizations of Indigenous women which, through networked articulation, have expanded the visibility of their agendas. It concludes that Indigenous women have transformed invisibility into collective strength, and that the struggle against gender-based violence is inseparable from the defense of territories, environmental preservation, and identity affirmation.