The Federation of the Huni Kui People of the State of Acre (FEPHAC) is a non-profit organization representing the Huni Kui across villages in Brazil and Peru. Based in Acre, FEPHAC promotes Indigenous self-determination, cultural revitalization, and the protection of biocultural heritage. They defend Indigenous rights, provide community-based emergency relief, and amplify Huni Kui voices nationally and globally. With a vision rooted in autonomy, ancestral wisdom, and environmental guardianship, FEPHAC works to secure a future where Indigenous peoples thrive - socially, culturally, and ecologically - on their own terms.

📍 Brasil 🇧🇷

The Yawanawá Sociocultural Association (ASCY) is a non-profit Indigenous organization representing the Yawanawá people of the Brazilian Amazon. Across 200,000 hectares of protected rainforest, ASCY defends Indigenous rights and sustains cultural, spiritual, and ecological heritage. Its work includes the Mariri Festival, the Arauty craft collective led by Yawanawá women, and the Yawanawá Traditional School. In 2025, ASCY will host a major gathering on climate resilience and Indigenous knowledge. Rooted in ancestral wisdom and collective action, ASCY is building a future where Indigenous voices shape cultural survival, environmental protection, and global transformation.

📍 Brasil 🇧🇷

The Indigenous-led OIOC supports the Kamëntsá people of Colombia, guardians of Yagé (Ayahuasca) and ancestral Amazonian wisdom. Based in Alto Putumayo, OIOC addresses decades of colonization and ecological harm through Indigenous-led conservation, cultural preservation, and regenerative land practices. Their Green Rebirth Project includes a greenhouse with 1,700 native seedlings, a botanical garden preserving endangered species, and revitalized chagra gardens. With programs in housing, language, elder care, and ancestral healing, OIOC promotes food sovereignty and holistic wellness. Rooted in reciprocity, their mission is to restore biocultural heritage and empower Indigenous families to protect their lands, culture, and the future of the Amazon.

📍Colombia 🇨🇴

Sacha Warmi is an intercultural initiative based in the Ecuadorian Amazon, dedicated to strengthening Indigenous health and education systems. Since the 1980s, they’ve worked with local communities to revive traditional healing practices, promote the use of medicinal plants, and train health promoters rooted in ancestral knowledge. Their mission is to support Indigenous peoples in reclaiming salud propia (original health) through dialogue between traditional and Western medicine. With a diverse team of Kichwa and non-Indigenous members, Sacha Warmi bridges health, culture, and nature - honoring Indigenous wisdom while building inclusive, sustainable models of care and resilience in the Amazon.

📍 Ecuador 🇪🇨

Alianza Arkana is a grassroots intercultural organization dedicated to the protection of the Peruvian Amazon and the wellbeing of the Shipibo-Konibo people. They act as a bridge - supporting communities with financial, educational, and administrative tools to foster health, sustainability, and cultural pride. Their work includes empowering Indigenous youth activists, revitalizing the Shipibo language through radio, supporting permaculture training, botanical gardens, and community health, and uplifting Shipibo artisans and fashion designers. Alianza Arkana co-creates regenerative solutions rooted in tradition and ecology, honoring Indigenous leadership while defending the rainforest and promoting resilient, self-determined futures.

📍 Peru 🇵🇪

Stibrawpa is an Indigenous association composed of 40 Bribri families living in the community of Yorkín, within the Bribri Indigenous Territory of Costa Rica’s southern Caribbean region. Founded and led primarily by women, the organization aims to promote rainforest biodiversity and strengthen Bribri cultural identity. Stibrawpa leads community-based tourism initiatives, supports the reforestation and conservation of native species—especially palms and medicinal plants—empowers Indigenous women through leadership, education, and economic opportunities, and works to preserve the Bribri language, traditions, and crafts.

📍 Costa Rica 🇨🇷

Hablemos de Hikuri is an intercultural and interdisciplinary group dedicated to the conservation of hikuri (peyote), a sacred plant for the Wixárika people, noting its significant decline in wild populations, especially in Wirikuta and other desert regions. They aim to foster dialogue with Indigenous communities to promote sustainable plant management, ensuring hikuri’s survival for generations. Working with the Wixárika, they focus on reforestation and biocultural management, while building positive relationships with local ejidos. Their mission is to raise awareness about hikuri’s conservation status and create a biocultural management plan, educating communities and promoting responsible use. Their vision is to reforest two hikuri for every one consumed.

📍 Mexico 🇲🇽

The Wixárika Research Center is a nonprofit dedicated to preserving and promoting Wixárika (Huichol) culture, art, and territory. The center offers an extensive online archive of Wixárika history, art, and current events, providing access to materials about their culture and advocating for their territorial rights. The center supports sustainable community projects and scholarships for Wixárika students, emphasizing the importance of protecting sacred lands. It also works with local Wixárika communities on educational initiatives and environmentally sustainable development. The center aims to facilitate understanding and appreciation of Wixárika heritage through its research, archives, and outreach efforts.

📍 Mexico 🇲🇽

CIPREPACMA (Indigenous Council for the Rescue of Mazatec Cultural Heritage) is a community association based in Santa María Chilchotla, Oaxaca, founded in 2011. Its vision is to raise awareness of the importance of preserving, strengthening, and protecting the tangible and intangible heritage of the Mazatec culture. The mission focuses on empowering the communities of the Sierra Mazateca to promote Mazatec culture, language, and eco-ethno-linguistic knowledge. CIPREPACMA aims to maintain a constant dialogue with community authorities and groups to safeguard Mazatec heritage. The organization strives to become autonomous and self-managed.

📍 Mexico 🇲🇽

The Buffalo Field Campaign, founded by Lakota elder Rosalie Little Thunder, advocates for the protection of Yellowstone's wild buffalo herds. The campaign highlights the historical and ongoing struggles between Native peoples, buffalo, and the forces that seek to exploit them. The buffalo, once a central part of Native life, were decimated in the 19th century to promote cattle culture and land expansion. Today, the campaign fights against the harassment and slaughter of wild buffalo, working with tribes and communities to protect the buffalo’s sacredness and ensure their survival. The organization calls for the preservation of natural buffalo habitats and cultural connections.

📍 United States 🇺🇸

The Sanken Yaka Living Pharmacy (Farmacia Viva Shipibo Sanken Yaka) in the Shipibo Native Community of Paoyhan is a community-run organization that aims to revitalize healing plants and traditional knowledge through a medicinal forest reserve on their community’s territory in the Amazon of Peru. They have been actively managing the land, building infrastructure, and working with the community of Paoyhan to protect the territory from invasion. Through reforesting and preserving medicinal plant species and developing a learning center they aim to reconnect community members with their millennial knowledge for improving their health and generate a sustainable economy that will boost community well-being.

📍 Peru 🇵🇪

Ainbu Dayá, meaning "the work of women" in Hatxã Kuin, the Huni Kuin language, is the first Association established by Huni Kuin women from 36 villages along the Rio Jordão and Alto Tarauacá rivers in the state of Acre, Brazil. Founded in early 2022 with support from the Living Gaia Association, Ainbu Dayá aims to amplify the voices of Huni Kuin women, locally and globally, and ensure their recognition in preserving cultural heritage and contributing to plant medicine practices. The association strengthens intergenerational bonds, empowers women to share their knowledge and advocate for their communities, and fosters greater visibility and participation in cultural and political spaces.

📍 Brasil 🇧🇷