Ayahuasca and Leadership: The Story of a Harakbut Elder

Victoria is from the 2000-strong Amazonian Harakbut tribe of the village of Shintuya in the Madre de Dios region of Peru. She has dedicated herself over the past few years to growing her knowledge of the wider world and of the political dynamics that directly affect the series of communal lands across which her people are spread.

About Victoria Corisepa

Victoria is from the 2000-strong Amazonian Harakbut tribe of the village of Shintuya in the Madre de Dios region of Peru. She has dedicated herself over the past few years to growing her knowledge of the wider world and of the political dynamics that directly affect the series of communal lands across which her people are spread.

In this interview from the first Harakbut Women's Congress, she talks about the rights of the women in her culture and the oppressive, extractive activities of mining and logging industries, as well as about ayahuasca as a powerful medicine, leadership skill promoter, and tool for reconnecting to cultural roots.