The indians had a meeting in the village to elect their new leaders

Espigão do Oeste/RO – The community Cinta larga had a meeting in a general assembly on September 07 in the Roosevelt/*s central village to elect the new leaderships of the tribe. The meeting started in the morning and counted with the participation of all the tribes that went to the central village to participate in the plea.

According to the traditions the ceremony was all accomplished in the maternal language (Tupi Mondé), starting with candidate under the responsibility of cacique, Azumba Cinta Larga making a prayer of gratefulness for God for that meeting. The several candidates were invited to compose the table and later each one could speak to say their proposals for the community and had a time to ask votes.

The first election was accomplished to choose the new president/*s of the indigenous association. After the counting of the votes Marcelo Cinta Larga was elected, having as vice the leader Pious Cinta Larga.

The second election of the day was accomplished for the new cacique of Roosevelt/*s Central village choice, the candidates were introduced: Mascote, João Pelado, Canario, Azumba and João Pamaré that competed for the reelection. After the votes counting, the new cacique of the central village was chosen the leader Azumba Cinta Larga and as vice Canario Cinta Larga.

Problems of the villages

In the following day a new meeting was organized by the new leader that met with the indigenous community to discuss the principal problems of the villages. Representatives of the Village Capitão Cardoso, Juarez, Lieutenant Márquez, April 14, Flor do Prado sent their representatives to participate in the discussions.

The representative of the indigenous school education Anemã Irun Cinta Larga also participated of the meeting as representative of Seduc in the coordination of the indigenous schools of the villages Cinta Larga. Each leadership made the use of the word to expose their difficulties in the community. At the end the new president of the indigenous association Marcelo Cinta Larga intended to create a new identity for the indigenous association, with actions focusing on valuing and to rescuing the traditions and habits of the Cinta Largas.

Choose democratic

The technician in indigenous education Anemã Irun Cinta Larga talked about the importance of those transitions that happen in the indigenous communities. The elections for choice of new leaderships happen every time that the community is not satisfied with the leader. In the choice all can vote, except child. “The Leader/*s permanence doesn/*t have certain time, while he is assisting the community/*s requests well he stays, there is no time limit for him to be the cacique “, affirmed Anemã.

The caciques/* choice is democratic and without restrictions of the members. Any one of the community can run for the position. After the meeting the representative of the indigenous school education Anemã Cinta Larga asked the leaderships about the support in the maintenance of the indigenous education inside of the villages. “This support from the new leads is very important for the parents to maintain the youths in the schools “, concluded the teacher Anemã.