Support Asheninka's Journey to Aniwa

Hello ! We are raising funds to bring two spiritual leaders and their translator to the Aniwa Gathering Memorial Day weekend. Aniwa is an annual gathering of more than 50 indigenous leaders from across the world and marks a vital opportunity for indigenous leaders to converse with themselves and also raise their mission to hundreds if not thousands of more people with the opportunity presented to participate. The Asheninka have been a part of every Aniwa since the first one but this year, unfortunately Raine schedule was not clear until the funding necessary to fly them ran out. He and his wife do not want to miss this opportunity. The funds will be used for the plane tickets out of the Brazilian Amazon to California and back with their guardian and translator Rafa.

Raine Piyãko

Raine Piyãko, born May 11, 1998, is the son of Benki Piyãko and belongs to the Ashaninka community along the Amônia River. Since

childhood, Raine has been a dedicated apprentice to his father, absorbing the intricacies of traditional medicine, cultivation methods,

harvesting practices, and the profound significance of the forest that he calls home. At the age of 25, Raine Piyãko currently holds the

esteemed position of Vice President at the Yorenka Tasorentsi Institute.

He will also be accompanied by his wife, Rosa’ne Txukukaytxi Puyanawa, daughter of a Puyanawa spiritual leader and an

accomplished musician and spiritual leader in her own right.

Rosane Txukukaytxi Puyanawa is an activist, musician and spokesperson for the Puyanawa people. The daughter of two of the most respected spiritual leaders of the Puyanawa, Txukukaytxi is a young student that travels internationally working with communication and sharing her message with the word. She’s an essential part of this new generation of young people who fight for their culture and tradition, being a carrier of hope and example for the children in her village. Her intention is to specially motivate other young indigenous students, not just from her ethnic people to fight and protect their ancestry, practicing and taking care of her territory and culture. Her mom, Vari, is the feminine spiritual leader of the Puyanawa and a great teacher of Rosane, who gives continuation of these teachings being a woman who stands for her rights.