{"id":14804,"date":"2026-05-15T19:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T22:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brazilforum.org\/en\/?page_id=14804"},"modified":"2026-05-15T19:47:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T22:47:49","slug":"we-were-here-indigenous-sovereignty-and-the-future-of-global-brazil","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brazilforum.org\/en\/panels\/we-were-here-indigenous-sovereignty-and-the-future-of-global-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"We Were Here: Indigenous Sovereignty and the Future of Global Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14804\" class=\"elementor elementor-14804\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34fecbd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34fecbd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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