The time the Mariri Festival almost ran out of food
The Surprising Fate of 1,100 Fish In November 2017, our small group boarded a bus in Cruzeiro do Sul for São Vicente. Chris Martin was among us, helping to bring 1,100 native Amazonian fingerlings to Mutum Village. Heavy bags filled with water and fish were piled at the front of the bus as we made [...]
Ultimate Packing Guide for Mutum Village Amazon
The Bare Necessities Sleeping bag It can get cold at night (but hot as soon as the sun comes up). Any of these from REI will do! Hammock preferably with a built in mosquito net like CLARK Outdoor or Hennessy. If your hammock does not have a built in net, I recommend getting an accessory [...]
Kenewma’s Testimony
Dear Friend, My name is Kenewma Luiza Yawanawá and I come from 3 generations of chiefs and shamans. I live in Mutum Village of the Yawanawá tribe and here is a beautiful place… We are deep in the Amazon forest living with much joy, but also sadness because our cultural and spiritual heritage are in [...]
Why Do Indigenous Peoples Need Money?
This is a question I asked myself while on a 6-hour canoe ride, going deeper into the Amazon jungle than most would feel comfortable with… our destination? The Village of Mutum.Each of us making the days long journey to meet the Yawanawá tribe, certainly felt a strong call to venture into the heart of the [...]
Warriors of New York
Spring is here! In celebration of this joyous time of renewal and rebirth, we decided to take to the streets of NY, to ask- what do you See? From Bedford Avenue to Washington Square Park we shared some of our favorite Yawanawa designs, handmade by indigenous women in the Amazon, with patterns derived from Shamanic [...]
A Dieta with the Pajé Tatá of the Yawanawá Tribe in the Amazon Forest
Chairperson of IC’s Indigenous Advisory Committee, Jordão Souza, visited Google January 21, 2016 and gave this incredible talk about his personal journey to the Yawanawá Tribe, and his eventual participation in an intensive study with one of the great Pajés (shamans) of the Amazon. As the first person outside the tribe to embark on this [...]
On Celebration
Welcome to Indigenous Celebration’s Official Blog! We’re excited to celebrate each beautiful moment of existence with you, as we come together as one human family, to celebrate our indigenous brothers and sisters. The following is an Osho Tarot card reading on what it means to “Celebrate”. Please enjoy and, iuhuuuuu! These three women dancing in [...]
The Journey to Mutum 2015
Come along for a ride on our July, 2015 journey to Mutum in the Amazon.
