Welcome to the Noke Koi
Join us for a special gathering and fundraiser honoring the members of the Noke Koi people visiting from the Nomawana Village in the state of Acre, Brazil, in the heart of the Amazon rainforest.
Hosted by Alison Eakin, and Liz and Chris Baer, the evening is an opportunity to raise awareness of the lives of those affected by rainforest deforestation, and hear first hand from a community who calls the Amazon their home.
Visiting us will be Chief Yama Nomanawa, his eldest daughter Vari Nomanawa, pajé (shaman) Sheka Nomanawa, and the chief's nephew, Ata Nomanawa. Relatively unknown compared to other Amazonian tribes, the Noke Koi made little contact with Western culture until they received instruction from Kokapino Txari (the Great Spirit) to share their knowledge and wisdom with the world.
They will be offering this and more with an evening of dance, music, food and a transmission by Chief Yama.
Please join us for this rare opportunity to meet the tribe and create a significant impact in the lives of the Nomanawa community who hold the front line of protection of the Amazon's fragile rainforest.
If you can't make the event and feel called to support the tribe, you can donate here:
https://givebutter.com/A7mSeI
https://givebutter.com/wVqoKA
ABOUT THE NOKE KOI
"Noke Koî" means original/true people. They consider themselves to be the "True People of the Amazon Rainforest". Their story says they came out of the Earth, breathed into life by Kokapino Txari (the Great Spirit), who showed them how to live. They received knowledge on how/what to eat, what medicines to use and how, as well as prayers and dietas to strengthen the body and spirit.
They still preserve their traditional ways and only a few speak Portuguese – their native tongue is Nokevana and it is spoken by everyone in the tribe. They are keepers of the traditional medicines of the forest.
ABOUT OUR DONATION PARTNER
Vozes da Floresta (VdF, voices of the forest) is a 501c3 dedicated to the protection, preservation and support of the native peoples and the lands of the Amazonian rainforest.
VdF is committed to the preservation of the fragile ecosystem of the rainforest, and making sure the local tribal people who are on the front lines of that protection have their needs of food sovereignty, clean water and adequate shelter met. VdF has already built several homes, brought wells and solar power to communities. VdF is currently raising funds to support the construction of new houses for the entire community of the Nomanawa villages of the Noke Koi people.
Vozes da Floresta 501c3 EIN 33-4644119