Episodes

Exploring Indigenous Ways of Knowing

Episodes2026-07-07T10:29:54-03:00

Learn more about the Amazon in our Episodes and explore galleries of photos from the field

Eating and laughing with the Suruwaha

Knowledge, Isolated Peoples|

The Suruwaha are a recently contacted Indigenous people living in the Purus River basin, in the Amazon. In this second episode, we speak with Miguel Aparício about the Suruwaha, a people which he has accompanied and worked alongside for nearly thirty years. In this three-part conversation, Miguel looks back on his early years as an indigenist with OPAN in the 1990s and reflects on how he was gradually welcomed by the Suruwaha over the years until he became, in his own words, almost a relative.

Rediscovering Witoto

Knowledge, Indigenous Thinking|

Vanda Witoto é uma voz ativa na defesa dos povos indígenas e da Amazônia. Fundadora do Instituto Witoto, atua a partir do Parque das Tribos, bairro indígena localizado na periferia de Manaus, onde desenvolve iniciativas culturais, educacionais e de moda voltadas para a valorização dos saberes indígenas. Neste episódio, Vanda compartilha a trajetória de migração de seu povo, originário da Colômbia, e fala sobre os impactos da colonização [...]

Plant diversity among the Krahô

Biodiversity|

Neste episódio, Ana Gabriela Morim de Lima compartilha sua trajetória junto ao povo Krahô, iniciada em 2004, e as muitas aprendizagens construídas ao longo dessa convivência. A conversa passa pelo cultivo da batata-doce, pelas relações de parentesco e pelos rituais que organizam a vida social do povo Krahô. Durante a entrevista, assistimos a reflexões sobre o pensamento ameríndio e a contribuição dos povos indígenas para a biodiversidade. Ana [...]

Characteristics of the Amazonian Archaeology

Archaeology|

In this episode about Amazonian archaeology, Claide de Paula Moraes introduces some of the main chapters in the Amazon’s long history of human occupation. During the conversation, he also reflects on what first drew him to archaeology and shares insights from a recent research project with the Zoé, an isolated Indigenous people whose way of life offers important clues about how human societies have shaped Amazonian landscapes over time.

Wajãpi: Cassavas, Agoutis and Biodiversity

Biodiversity|

Os Wajãpi são um povo indígena que vive no estado do Amapá, em uma terra indígena de mais de 600 mil hectares próxima à fronteira com a Guiana Francesa, e são falantes de uma língua tupi, da família tupi-guarani. Neste episódio, Joana Cabral de Oliveira compartilha suas experiências e aprendizados ao lado dos Wajãpi e mostra como os sistemas indígenas de cultivo contribuem para a produção e manutenção [...]

Contemporary Isolation of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil

Isolated Peoples|

In this episode, we speak with Miguel Aparício about the Suruwaha, a recently contacted Indigenous people who live in the Purus River basin of the Amazon. Miguel explains what is meant by uncontacted peoples and peoples of recent contact, explores why some Indigenous groups choose to remain isolated today, and discusses the challenges they face in their relationship with wider society and the Brazilian state.

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