YAWANAWA JOURNEY PRESENTS

YAWANAWA TORONTO

November 27 - 29, 2026

ONTARIO, CANADA

A weekend with Keneihu & Shawma Yawanawa of Mutum Village.

Two evenings of ceremony, ancestral songs, prayer and time together.

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This November, Keneihu and Shawma Yawanawa return to Ontario from Mutum Village, in the Yawanawa Indigenous Territory of Acre, Brazil.

Over three days and two nights, we’ll gather together for two evenings of ceremony, surrounded by the songs, prayers and music.

For those who have sat with Keneihu and Shawma before, this is an opportunity to gather with them again. And for those meeting them for the first time, it is a chance to experience their warmth, their music and the traditions they carry directly from Mutum.

A weekend with Keneihu & Shawma

A traditional Yawanawá ceremonial headdress with colorful feathers, beads, and decorative elements standing outdoors among trees and fallen leaves.
Group of people sitting on blankets and mats in a backyard, with a person in traditional indigenous attire performing a ceremony or ritual as others watch nearby.

Hapé and Saiti Song Circle
Wednesday, November 25th

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Three individuals dressed in traditional indigenous attire standing on stone platforms in a lush, tropical garden.

Weekend Immersion
 November 27th-29th

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Three women playing musical instruments outdoors surrounded by lush green foliage. The woman on the left is playing a drum, the woman in the middle is playing a guitar and singing, and the woman on the right is playing another guitar. They are dressed in colorful traditional clothing and have painted faces.

Private Ceremonies
Ancestral healing and purification.

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This gathering is limited in size to preserve intimacy and respect for the tradition.
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From Mutum Village

Keneihu and Shawma come from Mutum Village, where Yawanawa songs, prayers, teachings and traditions continue to be learned, practiced and passed from one generation to the next.

Their time in Toronto is an opportunity to gather around these living traditions and to experience them through the people who carry them.

Our Guides

A Yawanawa woman with dark hair decorated with traditional jewelry and face paint, standing near a wooden post.

Keneihu is the eldest daughter of Matsini Yawanawa, Chief of Mutum Village, and the eldest of eight sisters. She was raised within a family deeply rooted in the spiritual and cultural traditions of the Yawanawa people, surrounded by the songs, prayers, stories and teachings that continue to shape life in Mutum.

Her path has included traditional diets and studies under the guidance of her father and other elders, deepening her relationship with the spiritual knowledge and practices of her people.

Music has become one of the ways Keneihu carries and shares this tradition. Through her voice, she shares Yawanawa saitis, prayers and music both within her community and internationally. Her work has also brought Yawanawa music to larger stages, including her participation in The Future Is Ancestral, the musical project created with Brazilian artist Alok.

Today, Keneihu lives in Mutum Village with Shawma and their family, continuing her studies and her life within the community while travelling at different times throughout the year to share Yawanawa culture, music and traditions.

Keneihu Yawanawa

A Yawanawá man dressed in traditional indigenous attire, including a feathered headdress and face paint, standing outdoors surrounded by green plants.

Shawma is the son of Chief Nixiwaka Biraci Yawanawa, one of the important leaders in the cultural resurgence of the Yawanawa people. He grew up within the traditions of his family and community and has undertaken traditional diets and studies as part of his own path of learning.

A singer and guitarist, Shawma carries Yawanawa saitis and prayers through music. His way of sharing brings together the traditional songs of his people with guitar, creating a musical expression that has travelled with him to ceremonies, cultural gatherings and events around the world.

Like Keneihu, Shawma has participated in The Future Is Ancestral, bringing Yawanawa voices and music to audiences far beyond the forest.

Together, Keneihu and Shawma make their home in Mutum Village, in the Yawanawa Indigenous Territory of Acre, Brazil. Their lives remain connected to their family, community, studies and the traditions they have inherited and it is from this living relationship that they come to share in Toronto.

Shawma Yawanawa

In Right Relation

Yawanawa Journey exists through relationship.

What began through time spent together in Mutum Village has continued through friendship, learning, song, shared experiences and an ongoing commitment to walk alongside the Yawanawa in a way that is reciprocal.

These gatherings are part of that relationship, creating opportunities for Yawanawa teachers, musicians and families to share their traditions directly, in their own voices, while supporting the people and communities from which they come.

A traditional Yawanawá ceremony with men dressed in traditional attire, including grass skirts and feathered headdresses, gathered around sepa, with one man crouching and placing his hands over the burning embers while others observe.

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November 27-29, 2026 • Ontario, Canada

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