28/11/2025
The Federal Indigenous University (Unind) is a historic landmark for indigenous school education in Brazil, claimed nearly 15 years ago by the indigenous movement. The bill was sent to the National Congress and inaugurates a structured higher education model to meet the specificities of Indigenous peoples, focusing on academic and administrative management.
The planned courses, still subject to final deliberation, cover areas targeted as priority by indigenous peoples during the listening process. Courses are provided in areas such as environmental and territorial management, socio-environmental sustainability, public policy management, the promotion of indigenous languages, health, law, agroecology, engineering and technologies and teacher training.
The university will be based in Brasília, but it will function in a network, integrated with other federal higher education institutions and organized in a multicentre manner, allowing different regions and biomes to be contemplated. The format was set after an extensive listening process held in 2024 when 20 seminars brought together Indigenous leaders, educators, and movements from across the country.
