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Chief Alvaro Tukano: Moudrost předků, mýty a kosmologie lidu Tukano (Offline & Stream)
Chief Alvaro Tukano: Ancestral Wisdom, Myths and Cosmology of the Tukano People (Offline & Stream)
Event by: Sarava-Rapé, Česká psychedelická společnost, Sarava.foundation
Location: Dlabačov, Bělohorská 24, Praha 6
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Heading to Prague One of the world's leading voices of traditional thought and activism, Chief Alvaro Tukano - one of Brazil's most prominent indigenous leaders - is coming to Prague for the first time to share his knowledge of medicinal plants, spiritual traditions, cosmology and ancestral wisdom, passed down by the Tukano people through an unbroken line of healers and leaders for over 10,000 years.
Alvaro Tukano shares openly the deep wisdom and perspective of indigenous culture. His themes also include appropriation - dealing with the nuances of incorporating indigenous practices and wisdom into our systems and lives without extractivism. You can look forward not only to the lecture, but also songs, prayers and myths, the history of the Tukano people and plenty of space for questions and answers - an open dialogue where you can engage with one of the world's leading voices of indigenous thought and activism.
After the chief's speech, we will invite an expert on indigenous rituals in the western context, ICEERS director Jeronimo Mazarras, to the stage to open a discussion about indigenous practices and their ethical integration into the modern world.
The event will be translated into Czech.
The event will be streamed.
Who is Alvaro Tukano?
Álvaro Tukano, also known as Doéthiro, is a respected leader of the Tukano people from the Alto Rio Negro region of Brazil. The Tukano people are considered to be one of the first ethnic groups to use ayahuasca - some estimates say the tradition dates back as far as 10,000 years.
Born and raised in his community, he is a key figure in the promotion of indigenous rights and the preservation of their traditions, and is considered one of the founders of the indigenous peoples' rights movement in the region.
As a respected elder and bearer of plant medicine Álvaro dedicated his life to the sacred practices of his people, especially the ceremonial use of plant medicines (Ayahuasca and Rapé). Rooted in thousands of years of tradition, these rituals are an integral part of the spiritual and cultural identity of the Tukano people. In the 1970s, Álvaro co-founded the Union of Indigenous Peoples (UNI), which played a vital role in uniting various indigenous groups throughout Brazil. His leadership extended to the Indigenous Peoples Memorial Site in Brasilia, where he served as director and championed the representation and rights of indigenous peoples.
In 1988, Alvaro was tasked with rewriting the Brazilian constitution to include indigenous rights for the first time – becoming a model for other indigenous peoples around the world. In 1990, he founded the Federation of Indigenous Organizations of Rio Negro, which successfully stopped the advance of mining companies that would push his people out of their previous lands in the jungle.
Álvaro is also an academic and philosopher – he has written two books offering insight into indigenous perspectives and challenges. Several documentaries have been made about his life and legacy, most recently The Chiefs and Cobra Canoa, Spirit of Transformation, Spirit of Transformation.
Alvaro is currently one of the biggest indigenous voices in the global psychedelic space - he was one of the keynote speakers at the Psychedelic Science 2025 conference organized by MAPS and is one of the key figures at the upcoming World Ayahuasca Forum organized by ICEERS.
Jerónimo Mazarrasa is the Program Director of the ICEERS Foundation, where he is dedicated to maximizing the benefits and minimizing the harms associated with the globalization of ceremonial plant practices. He has worked with communities of facilitators on self-regulation processes, developed harm reduction tools, initiatives and training, commissioned scientific research and legal and policy reports to inform proposals for the integration of ceremonial plant practices into societies of the Global North.
Before that he worked as a user experience designer and developed products and services for many of Spain's largest companies. He has written and produced four documentaries on various aspects of the Western world's encounter with indigenous knowledge — from ayahuasca in addiction treatment with Gabor Maté, to Colombia's Kogi Mamas and Brazilian ayahuasca religions, to Bruce Parry's latest feature film, Tawai.
He has traveled extensively in South America researching a wide range of indigenous, mestizo and western ayahuasca practices, and lectures internationally on the past, present and future the globalization of traditional indigenous healing practices.
Alvaro Tukano shares openly the deep wisdom and perspective of indigenous culture. His themes also include appropriation - dealing with the nuances of incorporating indigenous practices and wisdom into our systems and lives without extractivism. You can look forward not only to the lecture, but also songs, prayers and myths, the history of the Tukano people and plenty of space for questions and answers - an open dialogue where you can engage with one of the world's leading voices of indigenous thought and activism.
After the chief's speech, we will invite an expert on indigenous rituals in the western context, ICEERS director Jeronimo Mazarras, to the stage to open a discussion about indigenous practices and their ethical integration into the modern world.
The event will be translated into Czech.
The event will be streamed.
Who is Alvaro Tukano?
Álvaro Tukano, also known as Doéthiro, is a respected leader of the Tukano people from the Alto Rio Negro region of Brazil. The Tukano people are considered to be one of the first ethnic groups to use ayahuasca - some estimates say the tradition dates back as far as 10,000 years.
Born and raised in his community, he is a key figure in the promotion of indigenous rights and the preservation of their traditions, and is considered one of the founders of the indigenous peoples' rights movement in the region.
As a respected elder and bearer of plant medicine Álvaro dedicated his life to the sacred practices of his people, especially the ceremonial use of plant medicines (Ayahuasca and Rapé). Rooted in thousands of years of tradition, these rituals are an integral part of the spiritual and cultural identity of the Tukano people. In the 1970s, Álvaro co-founded the Union of Indigenous Peoples (UNI), which played a vital role in uniting various indigenous groups throughout Brazil. His leadership extended to the Indigenous Peoples Memorial Site in Brasilia, where he served as director and championed the representation and rights of indigenous peoples.
In 1988, Alvaro was tasked with rewriting the Brazilian constitution to include indigenous rights for the first time – becoming a model for other indigenous peoples around the world. In 1990, he founded the Federation of Indigenous Organizations of Rio Negro, which successfully stopped the advance of mining companies that would push his people out of their previous lands in the jungle.
Álvaro is also an academic and philosopher – he has written two books offering insight into indigenous perspectives and challenges. Several documentaries have been made about his life and legacy, most recently The Chiefs and Cobra Canoa, Spirit of Transformation, Spirit of Transformation.
Alvaro is currently one of the biggest indigenous voices in the global psychedelic space - he was one of the keynote speakers at the Psychedelic Science 2025 conference organized by MAPS and is one of the key figures at the upcoming World Ayahuasca Forum organized by ICEERS.
Jerónimo Mazarrasa is the Program Director of the ICEERS Foundation, where he is dedicated to maximizing the benefits and minimizing the harms associated with the globalization of ceremonial plant practices. He has worked with communities of facilitators on self-regulation processes, developed harm reduction tools, initiatives and training, commissioned scientific research and legal and policy reports to inform proposals for the integration of ceremonial plant practices into societies of the Global North.
Before that he worked as a user experience designer and developed products and services for many of Spain's largest companies. He has written and produced four documentaries on various aspects of the Western world's encounter with indigenous knowledge — from ayahuasca in addiction treatment with Gabor Maté, to Colombia's Kogi Mamas and Brazilian ayahuasca religions, to Bruce Parry's latest feature film, Tawai.
He has traveled extensively in South America researching a wide range of indigenous, mestizo and western ayahuasca practices, and lectures internationally on the past, present and future the globalization of traditional indigenous healing practices.