Baniwa Shamanic Revitalization - Inauguration of the Shamans' House

The Foundation for Shamanic Studies is honored to support the Baniwa Shamanic Revitalization, which includes the filming and creation of a documentary record of snuff-jaguar shaman "Mandu" Manuel da Silva's practice and knowledge; organizing meetings to discuss aspects of indigenous culture and shamanic traditions; and the construction of a Shamans' House (now complete), which will serve as a catalyst for activities to strengthen and revitalize indigenous culture of the Baniwa people of the Aiary River. This Baniwa Shamanic Revitalization was undertaken at the specific invitation of the Baniwa people and Mandu, who is in his eighties, and his family, who wish to preserve and pass on the shamanic knowledge of their people. Dr. Robin Wright, FSS Field Associate, who brought this project to our attention, has been working with the Baniwa for years to help them achieve this goal. When Dr. Wright returned from the inauguration of the Shamans' House, he said: "The initial goals of our project were fully realized. The Shamans' House of Knowledge is a beautiful construction, marvelous architecture that is like the Baniwa people's view of the cosmos materialized. They performed dances which I had never seen before - we filmed them all. Best of all, there is now a large group of apprentices (12) to the two head shamans. This revitalization project can be credited for having been responsible for that. This is not the end of the project by any means, but just the beginning; the ...

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