Vídeo nas Aldeias works with indigenous communities interested in the exchange of experiences with other indigenous groups and in engaging with their image and representation in Brazilian and international society, incorporating video making in their projects.

The use of video allows indigenous communities to choose and strengthen cultural manifestations that they wish to preserve for the future generations and to present as a part of their identity. It is a tool well adapted to traditional forms of production and transmission of knowledge, based on the force of the word and built upon oral memory.

The diffusion of films on indigenous issues in their original languages among indigenous schools helps to consolidate the right to a differentiated education with a proper pedagogy. Furthermore, the production and access to contents concerning indigenous realities in brazilian schools is vital to the formation of a new regard towards indigenous peoples and to the unmaking of deep-rooted prejudices. Video can be a powerful tool for raising awareness.