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PT BR - She is a descendant of the Macuxi people, an indigenous population that inhabits the border region between the Guianas and Brazil. A PhD student in Theory of Literature and the organizer of the book “Literatura indígenas brasileira contemporânea: criação, crítica e recrutamento”, her research contributes to dispelling misconceptions with new perspectives on the indigenous peoples of Brazil. Julie shared with us the importance of indigenous literature for the encounter with our ancestry, and the need to review the official history that hides the history of indigenous peoples. EN - She is a Macuxi people's descendant, an indigenous population that inhabits the border region between the Guianas and Brazil. She is a PhD student in Theory of Literature and the organizer of the book “Literatura indígenas brasileira contemporânea: criação, crítica e recrutamento”, which translates to “Contemporary Brazilian Indigenous Literature: creation, criticism and reception”, and her research contributes to dissolving misconceptions through new perspectives for people from Brazil. Julie shared with us the importance of the indigenous literature for her meeting with her ancestors, and the need to review the official history which hides the history of indigenous peoples. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx