JUMA INSTITUTE
We focus on the protection of the forest, heritage, intellectual property and territories of indigenous peoples and traditional communities within the Brazilian Amazon.
Empowering of indigenous women and youth through sustainable activities that encourage heritage recovery as well as autonomy.
Traditional Amazonian medicine is directly linked the quality of life of indigenous peoples, directly affecting the guardianship of the forest, as well as the cultural diversity of the Amazon.
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Heritage retrieval in order to nourish identity and belonging of young people, as well as tools to generate opportunities and maintain identification and cultural dignity.
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Indigenous territories form pockets of preserved forest within the Amazon. Indigenous peoples’ way of life depends on a healthy forest standing.
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1st Xipai Women’s Meeting: Together Strengthening Traditional Medicine
The Juma Institute held the 1st Meeting of Indigenous Xipai Women and Riverine from August 9 to 11, 2024, in the Xipaya Territory, at the Kaarimã village. The main objective of the event was to strengthen the ancestral knowledge of women, promote cultural practices, and encourage the exchange of knowledge between different communities. The event
SEWAPA TÏPA IKA TA BÏA EXPEDITION: IN SEARCH OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
With the aim of strengthening and perpetuating the ancestral knowledge of traditional medicine in harmony with the preservation of biodiversity, Kaarimã Village was the setting for the 1st SEWAPA TÏPA IKA TA BÏA Expedition, which means “in search of traditional medicine” according to the Xipaya language. The aim of the initiative was to identify and
Aka.kamena
The strengthening of cultural bases is essential for the continuity of traditional knowledge, which in turn is the determining factor in the process of resistance of indigenous peoples. To this end, throughout history we have seen that the use of this knowledge has ensured survival in the face of the changes that have taken place.
Internet in the Amazon
The fight of the indigenous peoples is ancestral, and for a long time the process of resistance was through the use of bows and arrows, spears, and other tools, which were essential instruments to guarantee the existence of the original peoples. As time went by, the adaptation to this new world that was being formed
April 19th: The Indigenous Peoples Day
April 19th, the Indigenous Peoples Day, had its name changed and re-signified, because “Indian Day” as it was previously called does not represent the diversity of the 305 peoples of Brazil and the word “Indian” is no longer used considering that it is an etymologically incorrect word and that it does not match in any
Collecting Urucum seeds for the medicinal herb garden
Recently, urucum seeds were collected in the Kaarimã village for the production of seedlings for the medicinal herb garden. The medicinal herb garden is part of the project of the Center for Traditional Medicine that is in the planning stage. Thus, it is worth pointing out that urucum is a raw material used by the
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