Supporting the Living Culture of the Huni Kuin People

Nawa Mae Yuxibu Txanaya/ Igarape do Macedo Village – Rio Jordão, Acre - Brazil

The Huni Kuin people of the Brazilian Amazon are holders of a living culture rooted in land, music, spirituality, and community.
This project exists to support their priorities, strengthen cultural continuity, and create respectful bridges between the Amazon and the UK.

As a first concrete step, we are currently raising funds to support a Huni Kuin community visit to the UK.

Support the current campaign and learn more about what we want to create

Ancestry, Roots, Future, and Tradition

The Red Point is where Nawa Mae Yuxibu Txanaya/ Igarape do Macedo Village – Rio Jordão, Acre - Brazil is located

In the Upper Jordão River region, in the state of Acre, Brazil, near the border with Peru, lies the Nawa Mãe Yuxibu Txanaya village, the last village in this region. A territory of living forest, ancestral knowledge, and deep spiritual connection with Nature.

The Huni Kuin people preserve, through oral tradition, chants, body paintings, traditional medicines, and rituals, a mythopoetic worldview that teaches that everything is alive and conscious — humans, plants, animals, rivers, and spirits.

The village is spiritually guided by the leaders Txana Ibã Huni Kuin and his younger brother Txana Siã, sons of Maru Inu Hunikuín, one of the most important spiritual leaders of the Huni Kuin people. Together, they guide the transmission of traditional knowledge to new generations, keeping their culture alive.

“Bridge of the Forest: Brazil ↔ UK through Inti & Waira House

Inti & Waira House is building a living bridge between the Amazon and the UK — not as spectators, but as relatives in relationship.

This connection has been growing through Rafasemilla, who has walked in prayer with the Huni Kuin and also joined pilgrimage to the Desert of Wirikuta, where Indigenous traditions met in a shared path of respect — bringing the Huni Kuin and the Wirrarika together in ceremony and vision.

The newest link, and the heart of this campaign, is our dear sister Julia. She visited the village, lived with the community, and witnessed the force of nature and culture held there — powerful, beautiful, and also facing real needs. Returning to the UK, she felt a clear calling: to create a bridge of support and exchange — culture, wisdom, friendship, and also practical technologies that protect life (like clean water and safe spaces for children and youth).

This campaign is our commitment to that bridge — to welcome the Huni Kuin to the UK with dignity, and to support their community in Brazil in ways they choose and lead.”

OUR RELATIONSHIP & RESPONSIBILITY

Supporting the Living Culture of the Huni Kuin People

The Huni Kuin are Indigenous guardians of the Amazon rainforest, holders of ancestral knowledge, and carriers of a living culture deeply rooted in land, music, spirituality, and community. Their way of life preserves not only cultural heritage, but also one of the most vital ecosystems on Earth.

This project exists to support the priorities of the Huni Kuin community — especially children, elders, cultural transmission, and environmental guardianship — through respectful, long-term collaboration. As part of this ongoing relationship, we are currently raising funds to support a Huni Kuin community visit to the UK, creating a bridge for cultural exchange, shared learning, and mutual support.

By supporting this project, you are contributing to the protection of a living culture, the wellbeing of future generations, and the care of the Amazon rainforest — a responsibility we all share.