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Recording Native Traditions in the Amazon
45:41 - 51:34 (05:52)
A conversation with an indigenous tribe chief from the Northeast Amazon highlights the importance of providing maps and technology to document the traditions, medicinal plants, old songs, and legends of indigenous communities. This can be used to obtain land titles and record ancestral knowledge for future generations.
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Many endangered species, including insects and snakes, have been used for trial and error in medicine for hundreds of thousands of years by different groups of people.
45:41 - 48:26 (02:44)
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Many endangered species, including insects and snakes, have been used for trial and error in medicine for hundreds of thousands of years by different groups of people. While the focus tends to be on the more charismatic species, the importance of preserving these creepy crawlies is becoming increasingly apparent with the rise of billion-dollar drug industries.
ChapterRecording Native Traditions in the Amazon
Episode#469: Dr. Mark Plotkin on Ethnobotany, Real vs. Fake Shamans, Hallucinogens, and the Dalai Lamas of South America
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The Amazon Conservation Team works towards preserving the Amazon rainforest by helping the indigenous tribes with getting titled to their lands and creating maps of their territories.
48:26 - 51:34 (03:07)
Summary
The Amazon Conservation Team works towards preserving the Amazon rainforest by helping the indigenous tribes with getting titled to their lands and creating maps of their territories. They have a program called "Shaiman's Apprentice" that collaborates with the indigenous people to preserve their rich cultural heritage.