The Huni Kuin

 The Huni Kuin are an indigenous people of the Brazilian state of Acre and neighboring Peru. Not contacted until the early 20th century, they endured decades of violence, displacement, and cultural suppression, narrowly escaping genocide. Today, they continue to resist erasure by protecting their culture and their way of life deeply interwoven with the Amazon rainforest.

The Huni Kuin strive to pass on their diverse knowledge of the forest to future generations so that it is not lost. The forest signifies shelter, food, and medicine and is the school of life. The Huni Kuin have recovered from the decimation of the forest.

In addition to everyday problems such as food insecurity, drinking water pollution and inadequate medical care, it is above all the continuous loss of the forest that threatens the future of coming generations.

Most of the Huni Kuin now live sedentary in villages. Some "uncontacted" groups continue to lead nomadic lives to this day. These isolados are particularly vulnerable to forest destruction.
There is an informative 30-minute film about the Huni Kuin and their history (in hatxa kuin with English subtitles).