Célia Xakriabá

Célia Xakriabá
Célia Xakriabá
	Xakriabá in 2018
Member of the Chamber of Deputies from Minas Gerais
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 February 2023
Constituency	At-large
Personal details
Born	Célia Nunes Correa; 9 May 1990; Itacarambi, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Political party	PSOL (2022–present)
Alma mater	Federal University of Minas Gerais (BA); University of Brasília (MSc);
Occupation	Educator, activist

Célia Nunes Correa (born 9 May 1990), better known as Célia Xakriabá [ˈsɛli.ɐ ʃɐˌkɾi.ɐˈba], is an indigenous educator and activist of the Xakriabá people of Brazil. She is best known for holding debates and lectures at universities in Brazil promoting, among other things, advancement of the status and rights of indigenous women, indigenous land rights, and indigenous education.

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