Alexandre Cursino (they/them) is a PhD candidate in Anthropology at Western University and a member of the Maraká’nà community in Kûánãpará (present-day Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), where they were born. They were shaped early by the ocean’s teachings, learning through surfing to read the rhythms of water as a dialogue of trust and balance. Since 2019, Deshkan Ziibiing (known as London, Ontario) has been another guide, reminding them that resurgence is relational, not linear. Alexandre’s research focuses on Indigenous reclamation and urban land-based learning as pathways to resurgence. Grounded in decolonial and community-based methodologies, their work examines urban land-based practices for Indigenous wellbeing. With ancestral ties to the Tabajara people (Ipueiras, Ceará), they collaborate with Maraká’nà members to revitalize Indigenous knowledge and advance the creation of Brazil’s first Indigenous Pluriversity.