TXANA IKAKURU HUNI KUIN "Txai Pûke Ruakê" (Official Music Video)

Chief Txana Ikakaru of the Huni Kuin tribe recently made his first visit to the USA in the summer of 2019 to share his culture and raise awareness to the importance of forest preservation. Txana was gracious enough to agree to record the medicine chants of his ancestors for the first time in history.

TXANA IKAKURU
Txana Ikakuru Huni Kuin lives in his native Huni Kuin village in the Jordão, Acre State Amazon Rainforest Brazil.
Txana Ikakuru was chosen by his elders to carry the ancient Huni Kuin lineage of the sacred chants of the Nixi Pae & the healing knowledge. He is the Spiritual Leader and Pajé of his village Boa Vista, which is located deep in the Amazon Rainforest along the Upper Jordão River.
His knowledge on the medicinal plants, sacred chants, and healing arts is vast and works extensively with the youth of his community sharing the knowledge of their culture and ancestry. Over the past 6 years Txana Ikakuru has traveled all around Europe, India, Brazil and South Africa generously sharing his wisdom, healing and heart. He is the founder of the “Instituto Yube Inu”, a non-profit indigenous organization representing five Huni Kuin villages. For more information please visit www.yubeinu.org