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Hape (rapé) has become quite a popular product in esoteric and spiritual circles; it can be purchased in stores, at spiritual festival markets, and ordered online. Advertisements are filled with the popular names Yawanawa, Huni Kuin, Katukina, and Kashinava. The common customer gets the impression that in different stores he buys the same kind of medicine under the same name, like Coca-Cola, where the only difference from store to store is the price. In fact, it’s a little different, and not even a little different, but very different. To begin with, what is hape (rapé) (rapé) in the classic sense...

"Sananga, or Sanango (Tabernaemontana Sananho) is a plant of the apocynaceae family, whose root is scraped, squeezed, and gathered as a "burning juice." "Traditionally, Sananga was used in its pure form, with the juice extracted from the root and applied directly into the eyes. Nowadays, it is commonly diluted with water, making it much weaker in potency." "Sananga is a generic name used for a multitude of juices used in the form of eye drops, and has been extended to include plants of different species, the use of different plant parts (roots, leaves, etc.), and even "sanangas" made from the...

“The shaman gives and takes life. To become a shaman, you go alone into the forest and wrap your entire body in embira. You lie down at a path intersection with your arms and legs outstretched. First come the night butterflies, the husu, who completely cover your body. Next comes the yuxin who eats the husu until reaching your head. Then you grab him tightly. He transforms into a murmuru palm, which is covered in spines. If you’re strong enough and don’t let go, the murmuru transforms into a snake, which wraps around your body. If you keep hold, he...

The Yawanawá (yawa/white-lipped peccary; nawa/people) are a group belonging to the Pano linguistic family who today occupy the Gregório River Indigenous Land. The name ‘Yawanawá’ appears in historical sources written in various ways: Yawavo or Yauavo, Jawanaua, Yawanaua or Iawanawa. The form ‘Yawanawá’ used here follows the orthography employed in school texts books and other documents of indigenous authorship. The Yawanawá community is in reality a conjunction of people that includes members from other groups: Shawãdawa (Arara), Iskunawa (nowadays known as Shanênawa, who live in a village close to the town of Feijó), Rununawa, Sainawa (generally known asYaminawá, who live in the Bagé...

This album was recorded live by Kêxnia during ceremonies in Mutum, a Yawanawa village in Acre, Brazil. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to Matsini Yawanawa via Floresta Association, a non-profit established for Mutum, directed by Matsini, who's goals and focus is education, cultural preservation. and permaculture / eco-sustainability. Muito Xarakapa by Matsini Yawanawa & Mutum Family https://florestaassociation.bandcamp.com/album/muito-xarakapa?fbclid=IwAR3A-jcQEErgW0fcOOB56THcRa36Z5OtbRr9jaCc8ftIstypZUbPA4w_zCg