We are closing another cycle and we would like to take this opportunity to look back on our actions and achievements over the year and thank everyone who has contributed to the Juma Institute. In 2024, we established and strengthened many ties that brought a series of improvements to the Karrimã village and the Xipaya …
The Xipaya Indigenous Land (TI Xipaya) is located in the Amazon Rainforest, Altamira, State of Pará, Brazil, known as the Terra do Meio and is part of the mosaic of Protected Areas in the region. Currently, there are 6 villages (Tukamã, Tukayá, Kamarataya, Pitjipitjia, Kaarimã, and Yupá). The Xipaya Indigenous Land (TI Xipaya) covers an …
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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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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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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. …
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 …
The COP26 took place from October 31, 2021 to November 12, 2021, and brought together world leaders and states to face the imminent climate crisis, in search for sustainable solutions and agreements – and the reaffirmation of existing ones, for the reduction in the emission of carbon dioxide (CO²) and other greenhouse gases (GHG) in …
Prezados Senhores(as) Associados(as) A Presidente do Instituto Juma, no uso de suas atribuições, convoca todos os associados para Assembleia Geral Extraordinária a realizar-se no próximo dia 02 de outubro de 2021, por meio de google meet via internet no link https://meet.google.com/srg-ymbj-jbi, iniciando-se os trabalhos às 14:00 horas, em primeira convocação, ou na falta de quórum …
EDITAL DE CONVOCAÇÃO PARA ASSEMBLEIA GERAL EXTRAORDINÁRIA DO INSTITUTO JUMA Leia mais »
