Arara indigenous people publish rules on approaching their villages
Have you ever thought about the rules someone must follow to approach you, to propose something to you? Perhaps these rules are implicit in your life. Maybe you had to […]
Indigenous communication network gets award in the Netherlands
Anyone who knows the Amazon realizes the challenge that its immense dimensions mean for communication. Indigenous people understand the importance of disseminating information about what is happening in the communities […]
May hits records of fires in the Amazon and Cerrado
The Amazon and Cerrado have registered records of forest fires in May. In the case of the Brazilian Amazon, there were 2,287 outbreaks of forest fires. It is the highest […]
© Roberto Almeida / ISAYanomami women use fungus in baskets unknown before by science
Indigenous knowledge is often lost in the time of their ancestors. In other examples, they are recent discoveries. This is the case of the përɨsɨ fungus, which Yanomami women found […]
For World Environment Day, Stockholm calls for inclusive climate transition
It is a complex fiftieth anniversary. Since World Environment Day was established by the UN on June 5, 1972, during a two-week conference on humanity and the environment in Stockholm, […]
Luciene KaxinawáNew low-cost internet system reaches indigenous communities in the Amazon
By Luciene Kaxinawá Indigenous people Uru Eu Wau Wau and Oro Nao are the first in Brazil to test the digital telecommunication system on shortwave radio. According to the creators, […]
Brazil nut flour generates income and mobilizes Wai Wai women
Until now, you`ve probably never heard about “mawkîn” (pronounced “mô-cán)”. The word identifies a type of flour made in the indigenous lands of the Wai Wai, in Roraima. Prepared from […]
Seed by seed, forests can be preserved
Among the challenges to preserving the Amazon, there are many initiatives to combat deforestation that are inspiring. One of them is the association Rede de Sementes do Xingu (Xingu […]