Acre, Brazil
Huni Kuin
The Huni Kuin live along the Jordão, Tarauacá, Envira and Purus rivers. Their tradition includes prayed songs, body paintings with jenipapo and urucum, and a system of knowledge transmitted orally between generations.
The peoples
Four peoples, many voices.
Vozes da Floresta begins with four peoples of the Amazon. Others will join in time, at the rhythm of each community.
Acre, Brazil
Yawanawa
The Yawanawa walk a path of cultural strengthening recognised throughout the Amazon. Their songs, festivals and ancestral practices are shared with those who come close with humility.
Acre, Brazil
Noke Koi
The Noke Koi live in the Juruá Valley. Their flutes, healing songs and intimate relationship with plants form a body of knowledge transmitted with discretion and care.
Amazonas, Brazil
Nukini
The Nukini live near the Serra do Divisor, on the border with Peru. They are patiently recovering their language and traditions, and opening space for others to listen.