{"id":11924,"date":"2026-05-29T16:58:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T19:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selvagemciclo.org.br\/?p=11924"},"modified":"2026-06-25T18:38:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T21:38:51","slug":"sementes-e-travessias-das-escolas-vivas-novas-noticias-dos-territorios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selvagemciclo.org.br\/en\/sementes-e-travessias-das-escolas-vivas-novas-noticias-dos-territorios\/","title":{"rendered":"SEEDS AND CROSSINGS OF THE LIVING SCHOOLS: new updates from the territories"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SEEDS AND CROSSINGS OF THE LIVING SCHOOLS:
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Trips, paintings, gatherings, and ceremonies were some of the highlights of the Living Schools over the past month. In addition to the ongoing workshops and creative processes for the artworks that will be part of the <\/span>new Living Schools exhibition<\/span><\/a> at the Tomie Ohtake Institute\u2014which you can read more about in the article <\/span>\u201cLong Live the Living School\u201d: paths of the new Living Schools exhibition\u201d<\/span><\/a>\u2014April was marked by community workdays, visits, and activities both within and outside their territories.<\/span><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Visit by Guarani Living School to the Maxakali Living School.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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At the Tukano-Desana-Tuyuka Living School, associated with the Bahserikowi \u2013 Center of Indigenous Medicine, important activities took place to strengthen political engagement, exchange knowledge, and expand dialogue between traditional Indigenous medicine and health institutions, such as the participation in the Free Land Camp (Acampamento Terra Livre \u2013 ATL) in Bras\u00edlia and Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Week in Manaus. At the Maxakali Living School, the community also gathered to celebrate Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Day, and at the Guarani Living School, the month was marked by significant moments of festivities and ceremonies focused on the territory, such as the ka\u2019a ceremony\u2014the yerba mate ceremony\u2014and the ceremony in memory of the elder Doralice Kunh\u00e3 Tat\u00e1.<\/p>\n

At the Baniwa Living School, the work on the Madzerokai Ways of Knowing House continued, such as the construction of the \u201cNavel of the world\u201d installation, which is part of the new edition of the Living Schools exhibition. At the Huni Kuin Living School, April was also marked by collective construction projects in the community, as well as the Arts and Dau Kuin workshop, led by shaman Dua Buse, for the creation of canvases for the Living Schools exhibition.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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From April 5 to 11, representatives from Bahserikowi, the Tukano-Desana-Tuyuka Living School, attended the Free Land Camp (ATL) in Bras\u00edlia, the largest Indigenous mobilization in the country. Bringing together peoples from different territories, the ATL is a space for collective struggle and empowerment aimed at demanding rights that have historically been denied and asserting their existence. Having participated in the gathering for over a year, the Center of Indigenous Medicine reinforced its commitment to the care and defense of Indigenous life through the work of Durvalino Kisibi in the health tent, a space dedicated to welcoming and providing comprehensive care to camp participants. Bahserikowi\u2019s presence at the ATL highlighted the importance of traditional care practices in contexts of mobilization and intercultural perspectives in the field of health, especially in spaces with a high concentration and diversity of peoples. <\/span><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The month at the Bahserikowi was also marked by the visit of professionals from the Manaus Municipal Health Department; the purpose of this meeting was to familiarize public health professionals with the practices and perspectives of Indigenous medicine, thereby contributing to more sensitive and appropriate care for the Indigenous populations served by the municipal health system. During the visit, Carla Wisu, Ivan Tukano, and Jo\u00e3o Paulo Barreto presented the fundamentals of the work carried out at the center, the methods of care and diagnosis conducted by the kumu\u00e3, and care practices such as Bahsese, strengthening intercultural dialogue and reaffirming Bahserikowi as a center of reference and appreciation for Indigenous knowledge.<\/span><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>

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Visit by professionals from the Manaus Municipal Health Department to Bahserikowi.<\/em><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t

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As part of the ongoing effort to expand the dialogue between Indigenous medicine and health institutions, the Living School also participated in Indigenous Peoples Week, organized by Get\u00falio Vargas University Hospital. With the institution\u2019s invitation, the coordinators of the Center of Indigenous Medicine gave a lecture on the work carried out by Bahserikowi and on the principles that guide healthcare based on the traditional medicines of the peoples of the Upper Rio Negro. During the meeting, Ivan Tukano and Carla Wisu shared reflections on the importance of ancestral knowledge and the appreciation of Indigenous medicines, in addition to presenting medicinal products and plants used by the Center. The event also provided an opportunity to meet with the hospital director, who reported having followed the discussions and coordination efforts during the process of establishing the Center of Indigenous Medicine prior to its founding, acknowledging its track on providing support and care for Indigenous communities.<\/span><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>

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On April 19, the community of the Forest School Village, the Maxakali Living School, gathered to celebrate Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Day, an event marked by the presence of families, children, songs, shared meals, and the bonds fostered in the village\u2019s daily life.<\/span><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The month of April was also filled with collective efforts aimed at strengthening the territory and life at the Forest School Village, all rooted in caring for the land. Amid banana groves, vegetable gardens, and plantations, the Living School continues to reinforce agroecological and subsistence practices that sustain community life and complement the learning processes taking place in the area. These actions are part of an ongoing community-led movement of reforestation and land restoration.<\/span><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t

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