The expansion of wind energy generation and transmission projects in Northeast Brazil has encroached upon traditional communities, altering their territorialities and ways of life. Although the socio-environmental impacts of these projects are widely discussed, there is still a lack of in-depth studies regarding how their introduction affects traditional communities in specific contexts. This research seeks to understand the effects of wind energy and electricity transmission projects on the territoriality and traditional ways of life of the Macambira *quilombola* community (Rio Grande do Norte), considering daily practices, local economic dynamics, and modes of territorial, community, and institutional management. This is a qualitative, exploratory case study. Data collection techniques included semi-structured interviews, focus groups, direct observation, and document analysis. Data analysis was conducted through the lenses of "green extractivism" and "energy colonialism"—theoretical frameworks guiding this research. Key findings include a direct link between the arrival of these companies and a reduction in the territory legally recognized by the Brazilian state; the presence of socio-environmental impacts associated with wind energy production; compromised family farming productivity; income loss and rising costs due to cultivation constraints; diverse forms of social organization within the same traditional territory; and evident institutional fragility regarding the defense of traditional territories. We conclude that wind energy projects have triggered a reconfiguration of the traditional territory across spatial, symbolic, and relational dimensions, compelling residents to adapt their ways of life and create new territorialities as strategies for resistance and remaining on the land. This research contributes to the debate on the presence of wind energy projects in traditional communities, highlighting the need for an effective territorial protection policy that accounts for the complex effects these projects have on established territorialities