Noticias – Instituto Juma

out 25 2024

1st Xipai Women’s Meeting: Together Strengthening Traditional Medicine

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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 …

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mar 11 2024setembro 24, 2024

SEWAPA TÏPA IKA TA BÏA EXPEDITION: IN SEARCH OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE

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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 …

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set 26 2023março 1, 2024

Aka.kamena

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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. …

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abr 19 2023abril 19, 2023

April 19th: The Indigenous Peoples Day

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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 …

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mar 31 2023abril 10, 2023

Collecting Urucum seeds for the medicinal herb garden

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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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