Songs that heal and enchant
Wyanã Native Songs Group
The Alok Institute supports the creation of the Wyanã Native Songs Kariri Xocó space (in Alagoas), directed by Chief Wyanã Uia-Thê, which works with spiritual treatment, herbal baths, native medicine, songs and “mesada” (Jurema or Ayahuaska/Daime) and Shamanic healing wheel
In this project, we have the support of ILUMINA Engenharia (Eng. Hipólito Martinez Andion), DOCOL and architect Natálya Lages.
The Kariri Xocó
Cariri, Kariri, Kairiri or Kiriri (from Tupi kiri’ri, “silent”) is the designation of the main family of indigenous languages in the hinterland of northeastern Brazil. Various local groups or ethnicities have been or are referred to as belonging to or related to it.
The Kariri Xocó represent the indigenous group formed by the fusion of the Kariri from Porto Real de Colégio (Alagoas) and part of the Xocó from the fluvial island of São Pedro in Sergipe. The daily lives of indigenous peoples are similar to those of low-income rural populations who work in agricultural and livestock activities in the region. The group seeks to preserve its roots by maintaining the Ouricuri ritual. Currently, 3500 individuals, on average, form the indigenous group. Other indigenous groups live in Colégio, including Fulni-ô, Natu, Caxagó, Aconã, Pankararu, Karapotó and Tingui-Botó.
