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Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Aparecida Sr. Joana Ortiz protests the temporal framework with Indigenous people in Brasilia, Brazil.

Sisters in Brazil commit to supporting Indigenous peoples and their land

Amid rising violence in some Indigenous communities over land rights in Brazil, sisters there say that, if necessary, they'll fight alongside the original inhabitants to protect their land.

Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Aparecida Sr. Joana Ortiz protests the temporal framework with Indigenous people in Brasilia, Brazil.

Sisters in Brazil commit to supporting Indigenous peoples and their land

Amid rising violence in some Indigenous communities over land rights in Brazil, sisters there say that, if necessary, they'll fight alongside the original inhabitants to protect their land.