The first video of the series is a generalized introduction to the Matis tribe and Amazonian cultures.  This documentary covers many different aspects of Matis culture, including hunting methods, ceremonies, rituals, religion, medicinal plants, and shamanism.  The Matis have only been in contact with Westerners since 1976, previously living in isolation from the outside world. Therefore, they still practice their traditional Amazonian lifestyle.  Important aspects of their material culture are featured, including hunting with blowguns, making fire using a hand drill and fireboard, and cooking.  Various ceremonies and rituals are shown, for example, the  Ceremony of Mariwin, the Ritual of Capybara and the Dance of Queixada.  Finally, shamanic practices are illustrated.  Contains nudity.

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 The Hunting Camp

The Hunting Camp is a reenactment of the establishment of a traditional hunting camp by Amazonian natives. Whereas the first video (The Matis) is a generalized introduction to Amazonians cultures, this second video concentrates on the material culture and how the Matis use resources of the rainforest in order to survive.  No ceremonies or dances are shown.  Instead, this documentary shows the day-to-day life and material culture of the Matis Indians, including building shelter, the preparation of food and cooking, weaving mats, the manufacture of curare poison from the native vine, and blowgun hunting. The Matis demonstrate their remarkable knowledge and use of the resources of the Amazon Rainforest.  Contains nudity.

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Guardians of the Rainforest

The third video of the series takes over where the second video (The Hunting Camp) leaves off, showing demon-strations of making ceramics, extracting dyes used in body painting, making snail shell nose and ear ornaments, making ritual body piercings, and the preparation of medicinal drinks.  In addition, the documentary demonstrates body painting and several associated ceremonies and dances. Many of the rituals practiced by the Matis Indians involve native animals and show their unique relationship with the animals of the Amazon Rainforest.  Indigenous Amazonians such as the Matis have been living in harmony with the Amazon Rainforest for thousands of years and the key to saving the rainforest lies with its native people.  Contains nudity.

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The Shaman's Way

Filmed in widescreen, high definition video, The Shaman's Way allows the viewer to experience the Matis as if one was actually there. The Shaman's Way deals exclusively with ceremonies and shamanism. In particular, this documentary focuses on the relationship of animals to Amazonian shamanism. Specifically, a poison frog ceremony is featured, that is not shown in any of the other four videos in the series. The Matis believe that animals have souls and Amazonian shamanism is intimately linked to Amazonian animals. Contains some nudity.

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Last of the Hunters

The final video of the series documents the technology that the Matis use for hunting in the Amazon Rainforest. Although the Matis use both blowguns and bows and arrows, Matis hunters are specialists in the use of blowguns that measure four meters in length.  The blowguns are truly works of art in addition to being precision instruments. First, the documentary demonstrates how poison darts are made, including the application of curare poison to the darts.  Then the surprisingly complex preparation of blowgun darts is illustrated.  Next, the Matis Indians demonstrate how they use their blowguns in the jungle. Finally, they show their skills as hunters in the rainforest by stalking and successfully capturing prey using their blowguns.

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Video Genre:  First and foremost, the Matis videos are educational documentaries. They are presented in a unique format using subtitles to explain what the viewer is observing, making for a much richer viewer experience. In order to preserve the original soundtrack, no music or narration has been added. This allows one to clearly hear the exotic language of the Matis and the sounds of the jungle, creating an ambience in which the viewers feel like they are actually with the Matis in the Amazon Rainforest. These are not “reality show documentaries” that feature the standard plot in which Westerners are forced to undergo difficult initiation rites by natives and then “become one with the tribe.” No Westerners are featured in these Matis documentaries and the cast are real indigenous Amazonians who prior to their first contact with Westerners in 1976, lived in isolation in the Javari River Valley on the Peruvian-Brazilian border. These Matis videos have been produced and marketed with the full authorization of the Matis cast.  Each video contains original material of authentic Amazonian natives with no replication of footage between various videos in the series.  Due to the nudity content, all purchasers must certify that they are at least 18 years of age, and by visiting this website, viewing film trailers or purchasing these videos you are certifying that you are at least 18 years of age. 

Member's Area:  Free with any Matis video purchase, you will receive a password for access to the Amazon-Indians.org member's area.  The member's area is divided into six sections - videos, maps, magazines, books, dictionaries, and Brasil Indigena.  Here you can view and download valuable resources about native Amazonians.  In particular, you can use this information to help plan your expedition to the Amazon to meet real Amazonian Indians.  You can view videos of various tribes which will give you an idea of what you might witness during your adventure.  There are maps of tribal territories that will tell you exactly where to go in order to meet a specific tribe.  In addition, you can consult illustrated magazine articles and books in order to learn more about indigenous Amazonians. There are even dictionaries of various native Amazonian languages that will help you communicate with your indigenous hosts in their own language, making for a richer experience.  As always, the publishers of Amazon-Indians.org stand ready to personally answer member's questions and help members plan their trip to the Amazon.  Please do not hesitate to contact us if we can help you in any way.