Forever the Forest

In a broad ranging discussion, two American Native spiritual leaders reaffirmed the standing and respect leaders of the Federal Government hold for the Oklevueha Native American Church (ONAC) and her branches. The legal protections that members of ONAC have under the US Constitution, the Freedom of Religion (1st Amendment), the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) […]

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SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia (AP) — Pope Francis apologized for the sins and “offenses” committed by the Catholic Church against indigenous peoples during the colonial-era conquest of the Americas. History’s first Latin American pope “humbly” begged forgiveness during an encounter in Bolivia with indigenous groups and other activists and in the presence of Bolivia’s first-ever indigenous […]

Heya Family. We had an amazing Retreat in 15 at Vera’s sitio in Teresopolis Brasil. Our group got a lot out of this retreat and we have some amazing testimonies to share with you. We are gearing up to do it again in October of 2016.  Below is the description of the Program and all those […]

Throughout the state of Acre, Amazonas and southern Peru, the indigenous people Huni Kuin always found a cure in nature, thanks to their close relationship with the forest and their millenary knowledge of plants. Grown in their medicinal gardens, different species of plants treat physical and spiritual ailments. Natural solutions that serve anything from stoping […]

Did you know? About the Amazon River Dolphin Amazon river dolphins, also known as Boto, Bufeo, or Pink River Dolphins, are the largest species of river dolphins in the world, and can reach 185kgs (408 pounds) in weight and 2.5m (8 feet) in length. They have small eyes and poor eyesight (because they live in […]

Ancient Voices Updates Interview with Armando Costa, elder of the Santo Daime community in Lumiar, Rio de Janeiro. ELDERS OF BRAZIL, COLOMBIA AND PERU REVEAL THE MYSTERIES OF ANCIENT PLANT-BASED MEDICINES AND HEALING TRADITIONS.     Videos: Ancient Voices New Trailer  Tuwe (Huni Kuin Chief)Clarisse – Armando Costa – Sebastiao Carlos – Vera Froes  Ancient Voices Depends on your Support […]

ELDERS OF BRAZIL, COLOMBIA AND PERU REVEAL THE MYSTERIES OF ANCIENT PLANT-BASED MEDICINES AND HEALING TRADITIONS. Queen of the Forest presents this beautiful piece about the Yawanawa people. YAWÁ – A HISTÓRIA DO POVO YAWANAWÁ Tashka Peshaho Yawanawa: YAWA história do povo Yawanawa, é um documentário que representou o renascimento cultural e espiritual YAWANAWA. Produzido […]

  Vera Fróes Fernandes is a Historian, Ethnobotanist, Santo Daime Elder and a Medicine Woman.  She lived with Indians and rubber tappers in the Amazon for over ten years, where she researched the use of magic-ritual and medicinal plants. Vera has been involved with the Santo Daime and Ayahuasca since the early 70s and she […]