Forest People

More than 380 new species of plants and animals have been discovered in the Amazon only between 2014 and 2015, according to a report published Wednesday by the non-governmental organization WWF-Brazil, in partnership with the Mamraua Institute, a research unit of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Brazil. According to the report, in that […]

The Munduruku, also known as Munduruku, Weidyenye, Paiquize, Pari, Maytapu and Caras-Pretas, and self-denominated Wuyjuyu […]

Xara Xara Brother, Haux Haux. What an awesome blessing was to walk into my friend’s […]

“Tata made the move.” With these few words, indigenous leader Tashka Yawanawa, president of the […]

Like many peoples of Acre, the Puyanawa suffered heavily from the boom in rubber and […]

(Text translated and edited from Xapuri.info) “Tata made the move.” With these few words, indigenous leader Tashka Yawanawa, president of the Yawanawa Sociocultural Association, reported on the passing of the great leader Tata Yawanawa, at the age of 104. To the Yawanawa people our affection, our embrace of solidarity. To Tata, our gratitude for the trail of […]

In the songs of the Huni Kuin and the Yawanawá, “haux haux” opens the song and closes it. It is the word of yes, so be it, in harmony. Here are two recordings where you can hear it sung. What haux means Haux (said “haush”) is a word of affirmation: yes, I agree, so be […]

The Kaxinawá individuals (Huni Kuin) are an indigenous people of Brazil and Peru. Their towns lie along the Purus and Curanja Rivers in Peru and the Tarauacá, Jordão, Breu, Muru, Envira, Humaitã, and Purus Rivers. In the Peruvian Amazon jungle, some Kaxinawá survive the Alto Purús Indigenous Territory with the Kulina individuals. The Kaxinawá are […]

Brazilians categorized themselves as Native. Brazilian natives have […]

The Guarani people are one of the most important indigenous groups of South America, known for their deep spiritual connection to nature, rich cultural traditions, and enduring presence across Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, and Bolivia. Today, the Guarani number in the hundreds of thousands across these four countries — and in Brazil, the Guarani remain the […]