Deep in the Amazon, there are groups that have made the decision to isolate themselves from the outside world. These isolated or uncontacted groups live under constant threat of incursion from mining, development, and illegal activity. On the f

Special Episode with Julian Lennon: Listen Younger Brother

Dec 13th, 2016 12m 38s

Julian Lennon, musician, photographer, and founder of the White Feather Foundation hosts this special episode about the Kogi indigenous people of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. Kogi community members discuss the importance of water

Episode 3: Knowledge on the Map

Nov 4th, 2016 17m 28s

Suriname is the only country in the Western hemisphere that does not recognize the land rights of indigenous groups. Yet, development projects, loggers, and miners have legal contracts allowing them to work on traditional lands. On this episode

Un Elemento Ambiental (Episodio Especial)

Oct 10th, 2016 10m

Taita Luciano, un medico tradicional de la cultura Inga, habla sobre la importancia del yagé para el medio ambiente y como su mal uso afecta a las comunidades indígenas.

An Element of the Environment (Special Episode)

Oct 10th, 2016 10m 4s

Taita Luciano, a traditional healer from the Colombian Amazon, reflects on the importance of the traditional medicine yagé or ayahuasca for the environment and how the misuse of yagé affects indigenous communities.

Episode 2: Explorers Turned Apprentices

Sep 16th, 2016 16m

When Mark Plotkin went down to Suriname, he wanted to study how indigenous peoples use plants. But when he saw his indigenous friend Wuta leave his home in search of a better life in the city, he realized that indigenous knowledge was disappear

Episode 1: People First

Aug 18th, 2016 16m 7s

Over 20 years ago, the conservation world was changing. An unexpected event showed Liliana Madrigal a different way forward that puts people first. On this episode, we talk to Liliana Madrigal, Adrian Forsyth, and Raquel Gomez about the challen

Promo: What's Maps, Magic, and Medicine?

Aug 17th, 2016 1m 52s

Maps, Magic, and Medicine explores the importance of indigenous cultural knowledge to protect the environment. But what do we mean by "Maps, Magic, and Medicine?"

Promo: A Waurá's desire to preserve cultural memory

Aug 16th, 2016 1m 44s

Many indigenous groups in the Amazon struggle to encourage young people to adopt traditional culture and learn about their ancestor’s stories. As a result, a group can lose its entire archive of stories within a few generations.Yaucumá Waruá

Promo: Wuta moves to the city

Aug 11th, 2016 1m 35s

Indigenous groups are often given two choices: to stay in the rainforest or leave to enter "modernity." That was the case with Wuta in the Surinamese rainforest as Dr. Mark J. Plotkin recalls. To listen to more of the story subscribe to Maps,