Kuntanawa Samauma Flower – Rapé of the month

Kuntanawa Samauma Flower – Rapé of the month December 2022, the end of the year is drawing close, a time of endings and new beginnings, of celebrations and contemplation. As our Rapé Sacred Snuff of the month we bring to you from the depths of the Amazon rain forest a special from our dear friend […]

Apurinã Tribe

The Apurinã Tribe

The Apurinã Tribe: Guardians of the Purus River and Keepers of Living Tradition Exploring the cosmology, lifestyle, and sacred plant knowledge of a remarkable Indigenous people of the Brazilian Amazon Introduction In the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, along the winding banks of the Purus River, lives one of the most spiritually rich and resilient […]

Yawanawa

The Yawanawa tribe

The Yawanawá tribe is a group of indigenous people who live in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil, occupying the Gregório River Indigenous Land. The Yawanawa have lived in harmony with the forest for thousands of years and have maintained their culture and traditions despite European colonisation. The Yawanawa are from the Pano linguistic root like […]

More about Rapé | Sacred Connection | Hapé | What is Rapé

More about Rapé…

Some more information about Rapé Many people ask what is Rapé? Rapé or Hapé is a shamanic snuff, usually made with tobacco and found throughout the Brazilian Amazon. Traditional Amazonian medicine and shamanism uses it as a medicinal herb, and as a tool for shamanic journeying. Many people ask what is Rapé? The word Rapé […]

The Puyanawa tribe

The Puyanawa tribe Entry to the Puyanawa tribal lands. Rapé! Raqui, protector of their culture. Youngster are young everywhere. Children enjoying. Well behaved… Little chief! Their ceremonial lodge. Dancing… And singing… Tradition. The main protectors of their culture and religion. Beautiful bead work. Filming. Elegance… Relaxing. Circular tribal dance. Pensative. Observing the drone. A house. […]

Sacred Connection Sacred Snuff TI Yawanawá Gregorio River

A day in the forest with the Yawanawá tribe.

A day in the forest with the Yawanawá tribe. The sandy banks of the pristine Gregorio River. Samauma, the queen of the forest. Yawanawá man consecrating his Rumã (rapé) under the Samauma. Macaw enjoying a moments rest. View from Nova Esperança village over the forest. Tsunu bark harvested to make ash for Rapé. Cacique (chief) […]

Amazon tribe creates 500-page traditional medicine encyclopedia

In one of the great tragedies of our age, indigenous traditions, stories, cultures and knowledge are winking out across the world. Whole languages and mythologies are vanishing, and in some cases even entire indigenous groups are falling into extinction. This is what makes the news that a tribe in the Amazon—the Matsés peoples of Brazil […]