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DESCRIPTION:Indigenous Activist uses Art to Save the Amazon\n\nSan Francisco, CA:  The 
 Amazon basin in Peru is quickly being sold off to oil companies, 
 industrial-scale agricultural production, and loggers. “I have been 
 looking for a way that we indigenous peoples can protect our lands,” said 
 Shipibo artist Nixon Yuimachi from the native community of San Francisco in 
 the central Peruvian Amazon. Nixon has been selling his art in the United 
 States to raise money for his jungle preserve in the Peruvian Amazon. 
 \n\nWith current concerns about global warming, international awareness is 
 increasing that conservation and sustainability initiatives are extremely 
 important in the Amazon since it is an area of global environmental 
 importance for its roles in mitigating climate change. “Just now people 
 in other parts of the world are starting to understand what we indigenous 
 peoples have seen coming for many years with the destruction of the 
 Amazon,” said Nixon. \n\nNixon and his family, with the support of their 
 community, have set aside 22 acres of forested land to begin a conservation 
 area called Yoina Baon Nii” (‘The Refuge of the Animals’ in the 
 Shipibo language). There they hope to protect endangered Amazonian animal 
 and plant species. They hope that this can generate income for the 
 community through eco-tourism, but also protect their cultural heritage 
 which is tied to their environment. \n\nThrough the sale of his art and 
 crafts, Nixon is slowly raising the money for Yoina Baon Nii”. Nixon 
 paints in a unique Shipibo painting style called Visioning Painting, which 
 has a similar look to other indigenous styles of painting around the world 
 with the use of colorful dots. He paints his ayahuasca (a psychotropic 
 vine) visions that are full of Shipibo cultural symbolism and often tell 
 important Shipibo histories and legends. He also paints Amazon landscapes 
 that, too, are depictions of Shipibo stories passed down through the 
 generations. When in the Amazon, Nixon uses natural paints and dyes that 
 are found in different plants to make his paintings. As well, the other 
 crafts he brings with him are all handmade and many use natural materials 
 such as seeds, fish scales and bones. He hopes that by sharing his art 
 around the world more people can learn about the Amazon, his culture and 
 their stories. \n\nNixon is offering the San Francisco community an 
 opportunity to be a part of this important effort through the exhibition 
 and sale of his art and other crafts from the Peruvian Amazon. There will 
 also be a short presentation about Shipibo culture and art, and 
 environmental challenges and conservation in the Amazon. Saturday, December 
 12, 6:30-9:00pm. Proceeds from the sale of his arts and crafts will go to 
 support his conservation efforts. The event will be held in the Tribus 
 Vivas – Dermafilia Studio at 3382 18TH St Mission in San 
 Francisco.\n\nContact: kristina@villageearth.org for more information\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/12/02/18631213.php
SUMMARY:Visions of a Peruvian Shaman
LOCATION:Tribus Vivas – Dermafilia Studio at 3382 18TH St Mission in San 
 Francisco, CA.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/12/02/18631213.php
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