Our team comprises five Indigenous translators from the Yawanawa, Noke Kuin/Katukina, Shanenawa, and Huni Kuin communities of the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest. They are fundamental to this project and serve as the protagonists of our study. They are leading a group to develop an audiobook that captures the main aspects of their ancestral Indigenous languages. Simultaneously, they are active members in the design and application of climate change research methodologies within their communities.
Txana ltsa Hunikuî, Ni Yuxibu Indigenous community, Huni Kuin, Brazilian Amazon Rainforest.
My name is Txana Itsa Huni Kuin from the Altamira Niyuxibu Indigenous community. I represent a young Shaman of the Huni Kuin People of Traditional Medicine.
Hashuani Hunikuî, Arco-Iris Indigenous community, Huni Kuin, Brazilian Amazon Rainforest.
I am Cleiciane Pinheiro Paulino Kaxinawá, also known as Hashuani Hunikuî, my Indigenous name, from the Huni Kuin People. I am 21 years old and carry with me the pride of my culture and history. I have completed secondary school and work as a midwife, accompanying pregnant women with care, respect, and traditional wisdom. I dream of becoming a nursing technician to continue caring for people with even more knowledge. I am also a craftswoman, and through my crafts, I share the beauty and strength of my People. Each piece I make carries a bit of me, my ancestry, and the love I have for my roots.
Panã Kamanawa, Varî Teka Indigenous Community, Noke Kuin, Brazilian Amazon Rainforest.
A young leader of the Varî Teka community in the Campinas Katukina Noke Kuin Indigenous land. An artist and musician, he is the son of the shaman Kaku. Panã has dedicated his career to researching the elders, his parents, and the leaders to continue the history of his ancestors. He is bringing his cultural tradition to the world.
Francisca Andréa de Melo Brandão Shanenawa, Morada Nova Indigenous community, Shanenawa, Brazilian Amazon Rainforest.
I am Kene meni Shanenawa, from the Katukina/Kaxinawa Indigenous land, born on January 3, 1997, in the mother community Morada Nova, which is currently one of 15 Shanenawa Indigenous communities. I come from a lineage of leaders of my People, a young woman seeking and fighting for rights, social equality, and survival in this humanity. Today, I am a mother, a medicine woman studying medicinal herbs that heal life, and the coordinator of a group of women who seek to strengthen traditional practices in cooking, graphics, songs, communication, and spirituality. I am the daughter of the Chief of the Shanenawa People, Tekahayne Shanenawa, and Dona Flaviana Brandão. I am a teacher within the community and an advocate for the cultural practices of the Morada Nova Indigenous community, thus bringing the teachings passed down from generation to generation.
Alderina Shaya, Aldeia Amparo Indigenous community, Yawanawa, Brazilian Amazon Rainforest.