Report, if you have a problem with this page“ The Secoya are trapped between the devastating effects of the colonization frontier and their rich traditional past, which is proving to be as fragile a reality and as fleeting a memory as the most powerful visions of their esoteric science. But instead of detailing that sad scene, in this chapter I have attempted to portray my image of this culture as I see it in its fading colors, magic, and awe-inspiring mystery. ”
Jonathon Miller Weisberger
From : Rainforest Medicine: Preserving Indigenous Science and Biodiversity in the Upper Amazon
