Txai Suruí
Biography
Txai Suruí is an indigenous Brazilian environmental activist, widely regarded as the most well-known Brazilian environmental activist in the world. She received a Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking as executive producer of "The Territory" (2022), a documentary about the Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau indigenous people in Brazil. Born in Rondônia, Brazil, Suruí has spent her life advocating for environmental justice and indigenous rights, inspired by her family's activism and scholarly background.