In June 2026, a new edition of LONG LIVE THE LIVING SCHOOL opens at the Tomie Ohtake Institute in São Paulo. The exhibition brings together the arts and knowledge of the five Living Schools of the Maxakali, Huni Kuin, Guarani, Baniwa, and Tukano-Desana-Tuyuka peoples.

The exhibition, organised in partnership between Selvagem and the Tomie Ohtake Institute, and curated by Cristine Takuá, coordinator of the Living Schools, unfolds from the Living School House artistic residency, which took place at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro (MAM-Rio) for 15 days in October 2025; and also marks a continuation of the presence of art from the Living Schools at Selvagem, a trajectory that began with the first exhibition, Long Live the Living School, held in Rio de Janeiro, between December 2023 and January 2024.

Learn more here.

A movement supporting the strengthening and transmission of traditional knowledge across 5 indigenous territories:
Guarani, Maxakali, Huni Kuin, Baniwa and Tukano-Desana-Tuyuka.

We make a monthly transfer of 10,000 BRL to each Living School and carry out joint activities on an ongoing basis.

If you would like to be a part of this movement, we invite you to make a financial contribution via the button below.

CRISTINE TAKUÁ
Living Schools Coordinator

Cristine Takuá, from the Maxakali Indigenous people, is a thinker, apprentice midwife, and educator. She holds a degree in Philosophy from São Paulo State University (UNESP) and taught for twelve years at the Txeru Ba’e Kuai’ Indigenous State School.

She is currently the coordinator of the Living Schools movement and a board member of the Selvagem Association.

Cristine represents the NEI (Indigenous Education Center) within the São Paulo State Department of Education and is a founding member of FAPISP (Forum for the Coordination of Indigenous Teachers of São Paulo State). She is also part of Instituto Maracá, which is involved in the shared management of the Museu das Culturas Indígenas in São Paulo.

She lives in the Ribeirão Silveira Indigenous Land, located on the border between the municipalities of Bertioga and São Sebastião, in the state of São Paulo, with her partner Carlos Papá and their sons Djeguaká and Kauê.

Along with Veronica Pinheiro, Cristine writes the Ways of Knowing Diary, published on the Selvagem website. In her texts, she reports on her journey with the Living Schools and reflects on education, memory and Bem Viver [Good Living].