Indigenous Awareness Webinar Series | 3 | Maria Fernanda Gebara Ph.D., M.Sc.

The third event in our Indigenous Awareness Initiative Webinar Series, "Indigenous Rights, Ethics and Psychedelics: Who Holds the Power, Who Reaps the Benefits?", was on October 30, 2024. Hosted by Maria Fernanda Gebara Ph.D., M.Sc., this talk covers how Indigenous rights intersect with the ethical use of psychedelics, highlighting issues of power, benefit-sharing, and the preservation of traditional knowledge.

Dr. Maria Fernanda Gebara is a lawyer and anthropologist with over a decade of experience working with traditional Amazonian communities. Her research centers on the intersection of Indigenous and scientific knowledge, with a decolonial approach to preserving biodiversity, traditional practices, and cosmologies. She analyzes how Indigenous rituals and wisdom can reshape Western perspectives on consciousness, nature, and relationality, particularly focusing on the role of other-than-human beings. In collaboration with the Yorenka Tasorentsi Institute, she works to safeguard Indigenous rights over traditional knowledge, medicines, and genetic resources, ensuring ethical use and proper recognition.

For more information about the Indigenous Awareness Webinar Series, head to to portasophia.org/indigenous-awareness-initiative.