Helping the Amazon's 'Jaguar People' protect their culture and ...
Feb 11, 2014 · A tribe of fierce warriors permanently contacted only in 1969, the Matsés are perhaps best-known for their facial tattoos, ceremonial practices, and use of toxins from giant tree frogs as a ...
Matis - Wikipedia
The Matis are commonly named the Jaguar people by tourists and filmmakers, but they do not like the name. They live in three separate communities with a total population of roughly 340. They live in the far west of Brazil, in the Vale do Javari Indigenous Territory, an area covering 83,000 square kilometres (32,000 sq mi). They practice hunting ...
Jaguars in Mesoamerican cultures - Wikipedia
The jaguar (Panthera onca) is an animal with a prominent association and appearance in the cultures and belief systems of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican societies in the New World, similar to the lion (Panthera leo) and tiger (Panthera tigris) in the Old World. [2] .
Lenca - Wikipedia
The Lenca, also known as Lepa Wiran, meaning “Jaguar People” or “People of The Jaguar” are an Indigenous people from present day southwest Honduras and eastern El Salvador in Central America. They historically spoke various dialects of the Lencan languages such as Chilanga, Putun (Potón), and Kotik, but today are native speakers of ...
The Olmec: The Children of the Were-Jaguar - Uncovered History
May 15, 2014 · This lineage may have started with a legendary copulation between a Jaguar (or Jaguar God) and a Woman, with the descendants and kings of the Olmec inheriting the traits of the jaguar.
Helping the Amazon's 'Jaguar People' protect their culture and ...
Feb 17, 2014 · Helping the Amazon’s ‘Jaguar People’ protect their culture and traditional wisdom. In the deepest recesses of the Amazon, remaining tribes struggle to retain their cultural identity and self-sufficiency in a profoundly-shifting world. This …
Traditional knowledge of the jaguar shamans of Yuruparí
Sep 9, 2021 · The mythical and cosmological structures that make up the traditional knowledge of the jaguar shamans of Yuruparí represent the cultural heritage of the many ethnic groups that live along the Pirá Paraná River in south-eastern Colombia, in the department of Vaupés.
The Anaconda and Jaguar | Story of Huaorani People By Aga Szydlik
Mar 14, 2024 · As time passes, the older warriors transition from the path of anaconda to that of a jaguar. And when the time comes, the Jaguar returns to the jungle, joining his ancestors and becoming the ghost of the Yasuni. The Yasuní Biosphere Reserve is located in …
The Jaguar in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica • Aztecs: jaguars referred to as “ocelotl” • “regarded as the ‘bravest’ and ‘fiercest’ of all animals whose ‘cautious’, ‘wise’, and ‘proud ‘ disposition made it the ‘ruler of the animal world’” (Saunders 108). • Maya: jaguars referred to as “balam”
Matis Indians
The Matis Indians are perhaps the most exotic and photogenic tribe in the world. They use facial ornamentation and tattoos to imitate the appearance of a jaguar. They have a very rich culture and many beautiful ceremonies such as the Ceremony of Mariwin, the Ritual of Capybara, the Dance of Queixada, and the Poison Frog Ceremony.