# Joênia Wapichana

> Joenia Wapichana is the first Indigenous lawyer in Brazil and a member of the Wapichana tribe of northern Brazil. After taking a land dispute to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Wapichana became the first Indigenous lawyer to argue before the Supreme Court of Brazil. She is the current president of the National Commission for the Defense of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

*Brazilian politician*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/joenia-wapichana

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** Brazil
- **Born:** 1974
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.1 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 10.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://fr.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jo%C3%AAnia_Wapichana)
- [چوينيا باتيستا د كارڤالهو](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7_%D8%AF_%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%A4%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%88)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3187339)

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