The Yawanawa are a bridge between the past and the future of the Amazon rainforest. They live among 9 villages along the Gregorio River in the state of Acre, Brazil, on lands that their Indigenous ancestors have called home for eons.

AYA was born out of an inspiration that Indigenous knowledge is important to preserve. We work in alliance with Yawanawa Indigenous leaders in the Amazon to sustain their traditional knowledge and livelihood on their territory.