Fundação Nacional do Índio (FUNAI or Funai) is the Brazilian National Indian Foundation, or protection agency for Indian interests and their culture. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States. It was originally called the SPI or Indian Protection Service. Its first director was Marshal Cândido Rondon, who created the agency's motto, "Die if necessary, but never kill. Cândido Mariano de Silva Rondon, or Marechal Rondon ( May 5, 1865 - January 19, 1958) was a Brazilian military officer who is "

Presently FUNAI is headquartered in Brasília and is organized under the Ministry of Justice. Brasília (bɾaˈziliɐ is the Capital of Brazil. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country along a Plateau It is responsible for taking care of the Native Brazilian issues such as land demarcation, defense of Native Brazilian rights and everything that concerns the Brazilian indigenous populations. The Indigenous peoples in Brazil ( Portuguese: povos indígenas) comprise a large number of distinct Ethnic groups who inhabited the country prior to

The SPI ("Serviço de Proteção ao Índio" - Indian Protection Service) was founded by the brazilian Marshal Cândido Rondon in 1910. Marshal (also sometimes spelled marshall in American English, but not in British English) is a word used in several official titles of various branches Cândido Mariano de Silva Rondon, or Marechal Rondon ( May 5, 1865 - January 19, 1958) was a Brazilian military officer who is Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The agency fell into decline after 1957, and was re-established by the military regime in 1967 under the name FUNAI. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar.

See also

• Cândido Rondon
• Indigenous peoples in Brazil
• Mercio Pereira Gomes
• Raimundo (Sobral) Batista_Magalhaes
• Sydney Possuelo
• Celso Brandao

External links

• (Portuguese) FUNAI official site
• (Portuguese) Ministério da Justiça
• CNN: 'Uncontacted tribe' sighted in Amazon