Kuntanawa Nation

Located in the Brazilian Amazon, the people of Kuntanawa are of the 12 known tribes that live in the state of Acre. During the beginning of the 20th century, the people almost became extinct by the rubber tapper arrival. For almost a century the people stayed disappeared off the map from the Brazilian government because the descendants were thought to be all passed from what was considered a genocide of the Kuntanawa people.   The present challenge of the people of Kuntanawa residing in these villages is survival techniques around self-sustainability that was traditionally taught by their ancestors resulting in the motivation of Kuntanawa to then find back their ways. Another area of focus is the gathering again of their people from tyranny as now the sacred lands of Kuntanawa are a safe, sacred and prosperous land once again.