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Tribes Alive collaborates with indigenous tribal communities in their hopes and aspirations for the future.
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Today, we are celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day, a date when we recognise and honour their histories, cultures, and their contributions that continue to shape so much of life today. It encourages greater awareness of the struggles, resilience, and unique traditions of Indigenous Peoples, fostering understanding and unity among diverse cultures.

Our @rainforest_fund has been working with Indigenous communities for more than 35 years, supporting and protecting traditional populations in their efforts to conserve their environments and fulfil their rights. Starting with a promise in Brazil @theofficialsting and I made, to support the demarcation of the Kayapo Indigenous territory, we have since expanded our work to promote projects across Africa, Asia, and other parts of South and Central Americas.

As a significant date in our calendar, today we wanted to share photos of some of the incredible heroes working on the ground, fighting to protect their homelands from invasion and incursions driven by illegal mining practices, timber extraction, palm oil plantations, unsustainable deforestation, and more. We continue to be thankful for the magnificent work they do and for their individual contributions towards protecting their ancestral homelands and cultures 💚🍃💚

Photographs: Emergildo Criollo, a prominent Indigenous leader and elder of the A’i Cofán, defending his land from illegal oil mining practices / Bolivian Artisan leader at work preserving traditional crafts and livelihoods / Upper Xingu Firefighters, Tribes Alive / Sting, Chief Raoni and Paikan, successfully protesting against the proposed Altamira Dam in 1989 / An Indigenous woman cultivates medicinal plants, helping preserve traditional knowledge and create sustainable income for her community / Women prepare medicinal plants for a growing nursery that will support local markets, women’s entrepreneurship, and forest conservation in the DRC.

Photographers: Juan Diego Perez, Sue Cunningham, JP Davidson, Rainforest Fund, TIRW.

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Don't miss our upcoming talk, 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗢𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 at Stamford Arts Centre! Sue Cunningham's stunning photos and vivid presentation bring the spirit of the Amazon rainforest to life. 📸🍃 Why is it so vital to the wellbeing of the Earth? How do its indigenous peoples protect it, and why is that so important?
Join us to find out and to gain a rare insight into the lives of these resilient indigenous people, with magnificent images taken during an epic six month expedition along the Xingu river.
Learn more here 👉 https://tinyurl.com/35pmukw9
📍 Coming to Stamford Wednesday 21st October

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A Tribal Powerhouse

The Bearded Tribe of Papua New Guinea is one of the many unique and culturally rich groups that inhabit this diverse island nation. Nestled in the remote and rugged landscapes of the Highlands, the Bearded Tribe is distinguished by its members’ impressive facial hair, which holds significant cultural and spiritual meaning. The tribe’s name is derived from the men’s long, flowing beards, meticulously cared for and often adorned with decorative elements during important ceremonies and rituals.

(https://tribesofpapuanewguinea.com/the-bearded-tribe/)

#tribal #papua #portrait #humanity #peoplephotography

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YANUNI foi lançado mundialmente neste sábado, 5 de setembro — Dia da Amazônia — no canal do Leonardo DiCaprio no YouTube.

Com as eleições presidenciais brasileiras a poucas semanas de distância, o momento é especialmente importante. As decisões tomadas agora terão consequências duradouras para a Floresta Amazônica, os territórios indígenas e os povos que os defendem.

Dirigido por @richardladkani e coproduzido por @juma_xipaia e @leonardodicaprio, YANUNI acompanha a líder indígena Juma Xipaia e sua luta para proteger a Floresta Amazônica. Ao lado do marido, Hugo Loss, um guarda florestal que lidera operações de alto risco contra a mineração ilegal de ouro, Juma enfrenta a política, ameaças e a iminente maternidade, tudo isso ao custo pessoal da resistência.

É emocionante, comovente e um dos documentários mais impactantes que você verá este ano. Ao assistir ao filme no YouTube, você está ajudando a defender a Amazônia.

Veja YANUNI. Compartilhe. Ajude a divulgar.
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YANUNI was released globally this Saturday, September 5 — Amazon Day — on Leonardo DiCaprio’s YouTube channel.

With Brazil’s presidential election just weeks away, the timing is especially important. The decisions being made now will have lasting consequences for the Amazon Rainforest, Indigenous territories, and the people defending them.

Directed by @richardladkani and co-produced by @juma_xipaia and @leonardodicaprio, YANUNI follows Indigenous leader Juma Xipaia and her fight to protect the Amazon Rainforest. Alongside her husband Hugo Loss, a ranger leading high-risk operations against illegal gold mining, Juma navigates politics, threats, and impending motherhood, all at the personal cost of resistance.

It's breathtaking, emotional, and one of the most powerful documentaries you'll see this year. By watching the film on YouTube, you are helping defend the Amazon.

Watch YANUNI. Share it. Help it travel.

@yanunifilm @juma_xipaia @richardladkani @malaika.pictures
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Amazon Film Festival Retrospective in London.

The festival occupied different venues in the city with a vast film program that showcased the diversity and multiple voices of one of the most important regions on the planet, generating curiosity, participation and many emotions in the audience.

These were days of many exchanges, learning, and opening paths for Amazonian cinema in Europe. We already miss this incredible city that welcomed us with immense affection.

Thank you very much for our partners @cine.brazil, @brazilmatters, IGR and to everyone who attended the project's premiere screenings in the United Kingdom. And we guarantee that we will be back with new films, new debates and much more.

See you soon London!
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Retrospectiva do Amazon Film Festival em Londres.

A Mostra ocupou diferentes lugares da cidade com uma vasta programação de filmes que apresentaram a diversidade e as múltiplas vozes de uma das mais importantes regiões do planeta gerando curiosidade, participação e muitas emoções no público presente.

Foram dias de muitas trocas, aprendizados e abertura de caminhos para o cinema amazônico na Europa. Já estamos com saudade dessa cidade incrível que nos recebeu com imenso carinho.

Muito obrigado a nossos parceiros @cine.brazil e @brazilmatters, IGR e a todos que compareceram nas sessões inéditas do projeto no Reino Unido. E garantimos desde já que em breve estaremos de volta com novos filmes, novos debates e muito mais.

Até breve Londres!

#mostramazonia #MostradeCinemadaAmazonia #AmazonFilmFestival #mekaronfilmes #icab

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Closing night of the Amazon Film Festival at the charming The Garden Cinema in London. Emotion filled the space with the screening of @yanunifilm, which tells the life story and struggle of the great indigenous leader @juma_xipaia.

The session was followed by a profound and fundamental debate with Juma herself and the film's director @richardladkani, mediated by @alirock, director of @brazilmatters.

A day to go down in history!
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Noite de encerramento da Mostra de Cinema da Amazônia no charmoso The Garden Cinema em Londres. A emoção tomou conta do espaço com a exibição de @yanunifilm que conta a história de vida e de luta da grande líder indígena @juma_xipaia.

A sessão foi seguida de um debate profundo e fundamental com a própria Juma e o diretor do filme @richardladkani com mediação de @alirock, diretora da @brazilmatters.

Um dia pra ficar na história!

#mostramazonia #MostradeCinemadaAmazonia #AmazonFilmFestival #mekaronfilmes #icab

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Last day in London!
SOLD OUT! 🎯💯

It is with immense joy that we bring the London season of the Amazon Film Festival to a successful wrap with a full house to see this beautiful and sensitive film about the struggle of the great indigenous leader @juma_xipaia for her territory and People.

The film will be followed by a Q&A with Juma herself and the film's director @richardladkani mediated by Ali Rocha from @brazilmatters.

We look forward to seeing you all at @thegardencinema

#mostramazonia #MostradeCinemadaAmazonia #AmazonFilmFestival #mekaronfilmes #icab

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✨ Best Publisher in the World – Gourmand Awards 2025 ✨
 I’m thrilled to share that Papadakis was named Best Publisher in the World during the @gourmand_awards in Riyadh,

Edouard Cointreau spoke the following words:

“Our deep admiration and gratitude go to Papadakis, the art publisher that continually surprises the world giving each book a universe of its own. Spanning subjects from the infinitely small to the immensely vast, your catalogue deepens our understanding of the universe and heightens our sense of wonder. The food-culture community is fortunate to experience the beauty you reveal, the instinct that guides your choices, and the books whose message resonates universally.”

To be recognised on this global stage – among publishers from 96 countries and so many remarkable books, creators, and cultures – was so deeply moving.

This publishing house was founded in 1967 by my father Andreas Papadakis, whose publications defined an era in architectural publishing. He was naturally intuitive, and became a leading creator of books on architecture, and design, championing causes and movements that were way ahead of their time. I continue that spirit today, connecting the worlds of art and science, nature, food, photography and design.

I am grateful to everyone who has walked this path with me: authors, artists, scientists, photographers, designers, chefs, growers, partners, my team, and my family - I accept this award on behalf of all of us.
 Huge thanks to Gourmand, for championing global food and culture and the world of book publishing, and for creating a space where books, culture, and food stories from every corner of the world can be celebrated.

Here’s to the beauty of books, and to our next chapter 📚✨💫

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I always love performing this track - with field recordings integrated within the music - recording which I made on the many occasions when I was living and working with a Xavante community deep within the Cerrado of the Mato Grosso.
Memories of going off to record the frogs singing down by the river at night and the wonder of it all fuel me to this day when performing.
Adoro interpretar esta música, com gravações de campo integradas à composição, gravações que fiz nas diversas ocasiões em que vivi e trabalhei com uma comunidade Xavante no coração do Cerrado do Mato Grosso. As lembranças de ir gravar o coaxar dos sapos à beira do rio à noite e a maravilha de tudo aquilo me inspiram até hoje nas minhas apresentações.
You can also stream & download “Sisters in the Forest” - hope you enjoy being transported - the adventure and the journey ….
VIVA AMAZONAS SOS AMAZONAS
VIVA OS POVOS INDIGENAS DO BRASIL
Munto saudade Atsawidi Xavante #matogrosso_brasil
#xingu #povoindigenas #amazonforest @tribes.alive #suecunninghamphotography #music #liveperformance #streamedperformance #sistersintheforest #cello #emilyburridgecello

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🌎 Ahead of COP30: voices from the Amazon 🌿

As world leaders prepare to gather in Belém – the gateway to the Amazon – for COP30, few voices carry as much moral authority as that of Chief Raoni Metuktire, the legendary Kayapó leader and lifelong defender of the rainforest.

For over half a century, Chief Raoni has campaigned for the protection of the Amazon and the rights of Indigenous peoples. His message to COP30 is clear: the time has come to criminalise ecocide and safeguard the forest that sustains our planet’s climate.

We are exceptionally proud to have published Spirit of the Amazon by Sue and Patrick Cunningham @tribes.alive – a powerful visual and narrative record of this struggle. Journeying 2,500 km along the Xingu River, the Cunninghams travelled deep into the rainforest to visit 48 Indigenous tribes. Their vivid storytelling reveals a deep personal connection to the communities they have documented since the 1980s.

Through striking photography and first-hand accounts, Spirit of the Amazon captures the richness of these cultures – their rituals, resilience, and deep reverence for the forest – while bearing witness to the urgent threats they face from deforestation and exploitation. It is both a celebration and a call to action: a reminder that the survival of these communities is bound to the health of the planet itself.

As COP30 shines a global spotlight on the Amazon, we draw hope and inspiration from the passion and dedication of all those fighting for cultural preservation and environmental respect in the Amazon and across the globe.

📗 Spirit of The Amazon – The Indigenous Tribes of the Xingu by Sue and Patrick Cunningham

#COP30 #SpiritOfTheAmazon #ChiefRaoni #AmazonRainforest #ProtectTheAmazon #IndigenousPeoplesOfTheXingu #IndigenousRights #Ecocide #CulturalHeritage #TribesAlive #Sustainability #EnvironmentalAwareness #Photojournalism #DocumentaryPhotography #SueCunningham #PapadakisBooks #ClimateActionNow

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We are looking forward to welcoming photojournalist, Sue Cunningham, and her writer husband, Patrick, to the @plym_athenaeum on Thursday (30 October, 7.30pm) for an illustrated talk on the resilience of the Indigenous Peoples of the Xingu.

Sue and Patrick - who are executive trustees of @tribes.alive - have been recording life in Brazil since the 1980s.

Entry is free and you can register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spirit-of-the-amazon-resilience-of-the-indigenous-peoples-of-the-xingu-tickets-1769262223939?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Mehinaku Moment

There’s no question that traveling is as much about building relationships as it is about experiencing new ways of being and engaging with the world around us. As a seasoned traveler, at times, it’s not that difficult to see beyond the differences and embrace the similarities. This woman’s gaze, is there not something that is so familiar about the way she stares?
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#amazonas #brasil #pará #povosindígenas #travelisknowledge #lastplaces #natgeotravel #natgeoadventure #culturaltourism #tribaltrips #responsibletravel #travelphotography #natgeopeople #discoverearth #culturalheritage #indigenousvoices #consciousadventure #slowtravel #remoteplaces #tribes
#natgeohumanity #portrait #portrait_vision #portrait_ig #ig_worldclub #ig_captures
#people #peopleinframe #peoplephotography

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