Juma Xipaia

Juma Xipaia
Juma Xipaia in 2023
Born1991
Tucamã, Pará, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian (Xipaya)
Occupation(s)Indigenous leader, activist, medical student
Known forFirst female chief of the Middle Xingu; resistance to Belo Monte Dam; founder of Instituto Juma

Juma Xipaia (born 1991, Tucamã, Pará, Brazil) is an Indigenous Brazilian activist, leader of the Xipaya people, and the first woman to serve as chief of the Middle Xingu region. She is internationally recognized for her advocacy for Indigenous rights, environmental protection, and her resistance against the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam project in the Amazon.

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