illegal logging practices and poaching. The approximately 3,200 Matsés people speak the Matsés language which belongs to the Panoan language family. In the...

formally a word in the Matsés language. The language is vigorous and is spoken by all age groups in the Matsés communities. In the Matsés communities several...

the becchete or bëcchëte (pronounced b'-chéw-teh,[needs IPA] a Matis and Matsés word for a medicinal plant) is a plant species in the family Apocynaceae...

Nu-nu is a herbal stimulant used by the Matsés people of the Amazon to prepare the men for a successful hunt. To prepare the snuff, the powdered roasted...

206.35 km2). The proposed establishment of the Matsés National Reserve is an initiative of the Matsés Native Community, which is located in the area adjacent...

by members of the Matsés community; the central aim of this organization is to build the proper institutions to preserve both Matsés culture and lands...

the Matsés and Shipibo people of the Peruvian Amazon jungle, and is made from boiled sweet plantains spiced with cinnamon and cloves. The Matsés squeeze...

Matse Uwatse (born 10 May, 1981), popularly known by her first name Matse, is a Nigerian on-air personality and food blogger. Uwatse was born on 10 May...

rainforest to younger generations of Matsés and has successfully completed the first medicinal encyclopedia in the Matsés language, documenting and thus preserving...

traditional medicine of the Matsés people. When they arrive, David Fleck (an anthropologist doing fieldwork with the Matsés) serves as translator. With...