Made by the Yawanawa tribe from Brazil. A powerful and beautiful feminine rapé, likened to the "Warrior princess." Great for deep cleansing, re-aligning, and connecting more to the powerful feminine yin energies.
Used for intense meditation, energetic releasing, deep healing, and profoundly connecting to your chakras and energetic field.
The Yawanawá (yawa = "wild boar" and nawá = "people") or Yaminawá (also known as Iaminaua or Jaminawa) are an indigenous people who live in Acre in Brazil, Madre de Dios in Peru, and Bolivia.
Their homeland is located in the state of Acre, Brazil. Their current population is approximately 1,300 people, who are distributed between seven main communities along the Gregório river.
The Yawanawa Indigenous Gregório River has 187,000 ha and is located 94 km from the city of Tarauacá in Acre. Its population is distributed in seven communities located on the river Gregório: Matrinchã, Amparo, Sete Estrela, Tibúrcio, Escondido, Mutum e Nova Esperança. The village New Hope (Nova Esperança) and Amparo are represented by COOPYAWA.
The Yaminawá translates to "people of the axe." They are also called the Iaminaua, Jaminawa, Yaminawá (in Brazil), Yaminahua (in Peru and Bolívia), as well as Yuminahua, Yabinahua, Yambinahua, Yamanawa, and other variants. The Yaminawá name was given to them by outsiders. They have several autonyms including Bashonawá (basho = "opossum"), Marinawá (mari = "cutia", an agouti), Xixinawá (xixi = "white coati," a Brazilian aardvark).