Indigenous women bring a tiny tribe back from the brink of …
2023年12月4日 · Juma Indigenous sisters Mandei Juma, right, and Borea Juma walk on a jungle path in their community, near Canutama, Amazonas state, Brazil, Sunday, July 9, 2023. Along with another sister, Mandei and Borea lead and manage the Indigenous territory after the death of their father in 2021.
Indigenous Women: Keepers of the Amazon Rainforest - The Nature Conservancy
2019年8月3日 · The voices of hundreds of Xikrin women echo through the indigenous land on the edge of the mighty Bacajá River. The women respond to the call, flocking to the ngàb, the main house, to discuss their roles and daily activities together, with
The Amazon rainforest people who age more slowly than the rest of ... - BBC
2024年8月17日 · Tsimane women are known for weaving roofs from jatata, a plant that grows deep in the jungle. To find it, Martina must walk for three hours there and three hours back, carrying the branches on...
Indigenous Women of the Amazon Rainforest: An 8 stages life …
2019年12月21日 · The term implies that the indigenous woman of the jungle is “hot” or “fiery” or that she has fewer sexual taboos or greater sexual desire than the average woman. A study conducted by Collective Health Doctor Angélica Motta (IMS/UERJ Frankfurt, Germany) conducted a survey among women in the Amazon to find out what they thought about it.
In Amazon, Indigenous Women Bring Tiny Tribe Back From Brink …
2023年12月10日 · Pure Juma, son of Borea Juma, carries a basket filled with cassava on a jungle path in the Juma Indigenous community. "I kind of broke the anthropology rules and followed my mother's lineage," he...
Jungle Mothers: Indigenous Women in the Amazon Are Frontline …
2023年9月4日 · Women know this, because they live it daily with the intervention of any form of extractivism. “If the jungle, nature, is altered, they are altering the rights of Amazonian women,” emphasizes María Cuji, for whom the “Kawsak Sacha” (Living Jungle) proposal cannot be realized without first resolving the population's shortcomings.
The Pelazon Ceremony -- Coming of Age in the Amazon Jungle
One of the most prominent cultural traditions celebrated and upheld by the Tikuna is that of the Pelazón ceremony, a coming of age ritual for young girls, marking the time they enter womanhood. After a whole year of isolation, the girls will …
Amazon ‘women warriors’ show gender equality, forest …
2020年8月21日 · Recognition of the role that Indigenous land plays in forest protection, biodiversity conservation and environmental health has been growing, but less attention has been paid to the role of women. An increasing body of research and experts are calling for a greater recognition of the link between gender equality and environmental protection.
Meet the ‘brave women’ who cultivate the riches of the …
2024年8月19日 · More than 20 years ago, the Sinchi Warmi (‘brave woman’) Indigenous community created a lodge where they could teach visitors about the natural riches of the Amazon rainforest. Interacting with...
Indigenous Women and Girls Take the Lead in the Amazon
2024年3月5日 · In the Peruvian Amazon, Rainforest Foundation US supports Indigenous women through affirmative policies in community leadership and education. These initiatives include ensuring childcare during meetings, providing technology training, and promoting women's roles in environmental monitoring and decision-making.