Elders & Guardians of Ancestral Wisdom

Esteban Polanco

Nación Arawako Karibe-Ayiti

Esteban Polanco, is a farmer, educator, and a symbol of the environmental struggle in the Dominican Republic. He is the president of the Federación de Campesinos hacia el Progreso (FCHP), a coalition of associations located in the upper watershed of the Yuna River, representing approximately 700 families across 24 communities.

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Alvaro Tukano

Nación Yepã Mahsã - Brasil

Abuela Brinella

Nación Arawako Karibe-Ayiti

Alfonso Peralta

Nación Arawako Karibe-Ayiti

Upri Q’uyllur R’iti Prem Tárika

Nación Quechua-Perú

Laura Cisneros

Nación Arawako Karibe-Kubanakán

Luisa "Ciguapa" Castillo

Nación Arawako Karibe-Ayiti

Rafael Garcia Bidó

Nación Arawako Karibe-Ayiti

WAIBÁ

Let’s continue the ancestral legacy and heritage for a stronger and more unified Caribbean. This gathering is an invitation to remember, to heal, and to return to ancestral lifeways in community.