About this episode
The episode discusses the Noke Koi's urgent message about the destruction of their Amazon home and their role as guardians of ayahuasca.
The Noke Koi are an Indigenous group from Acre, Brazil who consider themselves guardians of the psychoactive plant brew ayahuasca, which they call “uni.” This summer, they traveled to the U.S. to spread an urgent message: their home in the Amazon is being destroyed. For a transcript of this episode, please visit this link.
Topics covered
- Indigenous rights
- ayahuasca
- environmental destruction
- Amazon rainforest
- cultural heritage
Keywords
- Noke Koi
- ayahuasca
- Amazon
- Indigenous
- environmental issues
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Noke Koi
Products: ayahuasca, uni
Places: Acre, Brazil, Amazon
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