Ancestral Medicine Academy

Meet the Teachers

Meet the people who carry living traditions, and whose voices guide this space.

Meet the teachers

The people behind the teachings

Teachers & knowledge holders

Each teacher speaks from a particular people, place and lived experience. We invite you to meet them through their own stories.

Álvaro Tukano · Doéthiro

Álvaro Tukano · Doéthiro

Indigenous leader, advisor & teacher

Yepá-Mahsã (Tukano) · Upper Rio Negro, Brazil

Álvaro Tukano, also known as Doéthiro, is an Indigenous leader of the Yepá-Mahsã (Tukano) people from the Upper Rio Negro region of the Brazilian Amazon. His work spans Indigenous rights, cultural memory and the continuity of ancestral knowledge.

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Over more than four decades, Álvaro has worked alongside other Indigenous leaders to defend their peoples’ rights and territories. His personal collection became the Acervo Doéthiro, an archive dedicated to preserving the objects, books and memories gathered throughout this work.

ICPR 2026 lists him as an Indigenous Advisor & Teacher with the academy.

Acervo Doéthiro - biography ↗

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