Indigenous Culture
Right Action Alliance is proud to support the Center of Shamanic Education and Exchange in their mission to support indigenous youth to learn more about their own shamanic traditions and to obtain advanced education, allowing them to interface with the modern world while retaining their cultural identity.
We also sponsor the Yarapa School of Art.
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The Yarapa School of Art is located at Nyi Camp on the Yarapa Gorge, five hours by boat from Iquitos, Peru. The school seeks to help Amazonian children develop their abilities and creativity in painting. Through their artistic expression they also learn to value their ancestral knowledge of the use of natural tints from the jungle plants and to conserve their natural jungle environment. Children from the nearby communities are invited to attend the three-month program. Overtime, the children progress through three levels of achievement. At the first level, they learn to observe nature and paint landscapes of the Amazonian Jungle using acrylic paint on cardboard. Those who complete the first level move on to research the use of natural tints they make from area plants and use to paint on llanchama, a paper made from tree bark. At the third level, the children learn to make their own paper using organic materials from the area. They use the paper to create three-dimensional objects for daily use such as containers and furniture and decorative objects such as jewelry and shades. Through their work, the children discover new possibilities for becoming potential artists of Neo Amazonian expression. They learn to express their feelings through painting and to value their own work, strengthening their self-esteem. Each child has the opportunity to choose the expression which is best suited to his/her skills and satisfaction. |
courtesy, One Heart Many Rhythms.