Glenn Shepard
@tweettropiques.bsky.social
Ethnobotanist, anthropologist, polyglot & filmmaker living and working in Brazilian Amazon; traditional medicine, sensory ecology, Indigenous media; New York Review contributor; Blog: Notes from the Ethnoground https://ethnoground.blogspot.com
“Agora a gente quer contar nossas histórias. Igual a gente vê em filme, em TV." Filme em idioma Kayapó "Nhakpoti" produzido em colaboração intercultural entre o Museu Goeldi e a aldeia A'Ukre fecha o festival Pan-Amazônica de cinema em Belém
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November 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
“Agora a gente quer contar nossas histórias. Igual a gente vê em filme, em TV." Filme em idioma Kayapó "Nhakpoti" produzido em colaboração intercultural entre o Museu Goeldi e a aldeia A'Ukre fecha o festival Pan-Amazônica de cinema em Belém
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Despite important affirmative action policies in Brazil, Indigenous university students feel their knowledge and values aren't respected in the academic setting.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Despite important affirmative action policies in Brazil, Indigenous university students feel their knowledge and values aren't respected in the academic setting.
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Found this Joaquin Phoenix film based on the novel by my friend @jonathanames.bsky.social on the Wall of Fame at Libero Luxardo art cinema in Belém, where our prize-winning collaborative Kayapó language film Nkahpoti is showing tonight as part of an Amazonian film festival for #COP30
November 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Found this Joaquin Phoenix film based on the novel by my friend @jonathanames.bsky.social on the Wall of Fame at Libero Luxardo art cinema in Belém, where our prize-winning collaborative Kayapó language film Nkahpoti is showing tonight as part of an Amazonian film festival for #COP30
Today! 7 PM in Belem. NHAKPOTI: Award-winning short film in the Kayapo language will be shown at the Pan-Amazonian Film Festival, Nov. 16th at 7 PM, Av. Gentil Bittencourt, 650 - Nazaré, followed by discussion with me and indigenous filmmaker Pat-I
More @sapiens_org
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More @sapiens_org
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November 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Today! 7 PM in Belem. NHAKPOTI: Award-winning short film in the Kayapo language will be shown at the Pan-Amazonian Film Festival, Nov. 16th at 7 PM, Av. Gentil Bittencourt, 650 - Nazaré, followed by discussion with me and indigenous filmmaker Pat-I
More @sapiens_org
www.sapiens.org/culture/indi...
More @sapiens_org
www.sapiens.org/culture/indi...
NHAKPOTI: Award-winning Kayapo film will be shown Sunday, November 16th at 6:30 PM at the Pan-Amazonian Film Festival, Av. Gentil Bittencourt, 650 - Nazaré, Belém, followed by discussion session with me and Indigenous filmmaker Pat-I
See article @sapiens_org
www.sapiens.org/culture/indi...
See article @sapiens_org
www.sapiens.org/culture/indi...
November 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
NHAKPOTI: Award-winning Kayapo film will be shown Sunday, November 16th at 6:30 PM at the Pan-Amazonian Film Festival, Av. Gentil Bittencourt, 650 - Nazaré, Belém, followed by discussion session with me and Indigenous filmmaker Pat-I
See article @sapiens_org
www.sapiens.org/culture/indi...
See article @sapiens_org
www.sapiens.org/culture/indi...
"I am a child of the forest, a child of Omama who planted the forest. I defend the forest. The nape [non-indigenous enemies] are multiplying and destroying the forest. All of you need to help us Yanomami defend the forest. Enough destruction!"
-- Davi Kopenawa at COP30 in Belem.
-- Davi Kopenawa at COP30 in Belem.
November 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"I am a child of the forest, a child of Omama who planted the forest. I defend the forest. The nape [non-indigenous enemies] are multiplying and destroying the forest. All of you need to help us Yanomami defend the forest. Enough destruction!"
-- Davi Kopenawa at COP30 in Belem.
-- Davi Kopenawa at COP30 in Belem.
"If spying is mostly writing, a good deal of the remainder is waiting."
-- David McCloskey
@spybrary.bsky.social
-- David McCloskey
@spybrary.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"If spying is mostly writing, a good deal of the remainder is waiting."
-- David McCloskey
@spybrary.bsky.social
-- David McCloskey
@spybrary.bsky.social
Always have to work in a little ethnobotany into the TV Peru special on the Matsigenka people of Manu National Park!
The segment begins at 23:00 www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHh0...
The segment begins at 23:00 www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHh0...
October 27, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Always have to work in a little ethnobotany into the TV Peru special on the Matsigenka people of Manu National Park!
The segment begins at 23:00 www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHh0...
The segment begins at 23:00 www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHh0...
Last night, TV Peru debuted the first in a two part series on the Matsigenka people of Manu. Part 2 which airs next Sunday will focus on the life-saving water & sanitation systems developed by Rainforest Flow for these remote communities.
The segment begins at 23:00 www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHh0...
The segment begins at 23:00 www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHh0...
October 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Last night, TV Peru debuted the first in a two part series on the Matsigenka people of Manu. Part 2 which airs next Sunday will focus on the life-saving water & sanitation systems developed by Rainforest Flow for these remote communities.
The segment begins at 23:00 www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHh0...
The segment begins at 23:00 www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHh0...
With the Rainforest Flow team at FLARE 2025 conference in Lima presenting 20 years of sustainable, life-saving water & sanitation technologies in Indigenous communities of the Peruvian Amazon
Photos: Neil Giardino
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Photos: Neil Giardino
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October 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
With the Rainforest Flow team at FLARE 2025 conference in Lima presenting 20 years of sustainable, life-saving water & sanitation technologies in Indigenous communities of the Peruvian Amazon
Photos: Neil Giardino
rainforestflow.org
Photos: Neil Giardino
rainforestflow.org
"Materials carry history. How we handle them—whether in the studio or the lab—is a form of care."
-- an interview with my talented daughter, Thais Shepard -- artist and aspiring conservator -- with photographer and art consultant John Lee Matney.
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-- an interview with my talented daughter, Thais Shepard -- artist and aspiring conservator -- with photographer and art consultant John Lee Matney.
www.lindamatneygallery.com/news/2025/10...
October 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
"Materials carry history. How we handle them—whether in the studio or the lab—is a form of care."
-- an interview with my talented daughter, Thais Shepard -- artist and aspiring conservator -- with photographer and art consultant John Lee Matney.
www.lindamatneygallery.com/news/2025/10...
-- an interview with my talented daughter, Thais Shepard -- artist and aspiring conservator -- with photographer and art consultant John Lee Matney.
www.lindamatneygallery.com/news/2025/10...
"Spying already seemed a little bit like Hollywood--a world of constant fakery where you could never afford to be yourself."
-- Dan Fesperman
@danfesperman.bsky.social
Thanks to @spybrary.bsky.social for turning me on to so many new spy novelists!
-- Dan Fesperman
@danfesperman.bsky.social
Thanks to @spybrary.bsky.social for turning me on to so many new spy novelists!
October 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
"Spying already seemed a little bit like Hollywood--a world of constant fakery where you could never afford to be yourself."
-- Dan Fesperman
@danfesperman.bsky.social
Thanks to @spybrary.bsky.social for turning me on to so many new spy novelists!
-- Dan Fesperman
@danfesperman.bsky.social
Thanks to @spybrary.bsky.social for turning me on to so many new spy novelists!
"To be a Brit was to be a bit of a spy, and to be a spy was to be a bit of a Brit."
--Michael Idov @michaelidov.bsky.social
Thanks to @spybrary.bsky.social for turning me on to this emerging talent. Le Carre tradecraft & betrayal meets Bourne-style action. Plus lots of spy & sci-fi Easter eggs!
--Michael Idov @michaelidov.bsky.social
Thanks to @spybrary.bsky.social for turning me on to this emerging talent. Le Carre tradecraft & betrayal meets Bourne-style action. Plus lots of spy & sci-fi Easter eggs!
October 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"To be a Brit was to be a bit of a spy, and to be a spy was to be a bit of a Brit."
--Michael Idov @michaelidov.bsky.social
Thanks to @spybrary.bsky.social for turning me on to this emerging talent. Le Carre tradecraft & betrayal meets Bourne-style action. Plus lots of spy & sci-fi Easter eggs!
--Michael Idov @michaelidov.bsky.social
Thanks to @spybrary.bsky.social for turning me on to this emerging talent. Le Carre tradecraft & betrayal meets Bourne-style action. Plus lots of spy & sci-fi Easter eggs!
"In bed with my phone": more self-care death metal by the one and only Anthony Vincent, with guest appearance by Tom McGovern
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October 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"In bed with my phone": more self-care death metal by the one and only Anthony Vincent, with guest appearance by Tom McGovern
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Looks like a fun and weird read indeed! And also highly relevant, at least psychologically and perhaps also historically to the mainstreaming of conspiracy theories in the current moment
October 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Looks like a fun and weird read indeed! And also highly relevant, at least psychologically and perhaps also historically to the mainstreaming of conspiracy theories in the current moment
“Which ethnobotanist put foxglove... into the Lion’s mane chai that killed the victim?”
A sneak preview of my latest article, "Mysteries from the Ethnobotany of
Matsigenka Hunting Medicines," from Dennis McKenna's most recent #psychedelics symposium
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A sneak preview of my latest article, "Mysteries from the Ethnobotany of
Matsigenka Hunting Medicines," from Dennis McKenna's most recent #psychedelics symposium
synergeticpress.com/catalog/ethn...
October 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
“Which ethnobotanist put foxglove... into the Lion’s mane chai that killed the victim?”
A sneak preview of my latest article, "Mysteries from the Ethnobotany of
Matsigenka Hunting Medicines," from Dennis McKenna's most recent #psychedelics symposium
synergeticpress.com/catalog/ethn...
A sneak preview of my latest article, "Mysteries from the Ethnobotany of
Matsigenka Hunting Medicines," from Dennis McKenna's most recent #psychedelics symposium
synergeticpress.com/catalog/ethn...
"A collective reimagining of plant wisdom": the latest installment in Dennis McKenna's ESPD #psychedelic science series ships soon! Chapters by legends Paul Stamets, Wade Davis, L. Eduardo Luna & new talents Laurel Sugden, Shaheen Etminan, etc. Yrs truly too!
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September 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
"A collective reimagining of plant wisdom": the latest installment in Dennis McKenna's ESPD #psychedelic science series ships soon! Chapters by legends Paul Stamets, Wade Davis, L. Eduardo Luna & new talents Laurel Sugden, Shaheen Etminan, etc. Yrs truly too!
synergeticpress.com/catalog/ethn...
synergeticpress.com/catalog/ethn...
Reaching the final chapters of Gone-Away World by @nickharkaway.com and Wow! What a mind-bender. No spoilers, but I definitely didn't see THAT coming 🤯 One of those books you need to immediately re-read to figure out how the heck the author pulled it off. 🤔🤔🤔 Bravo again!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
September 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Reaching the final chapters of Gone-Away World by @nickharkaway.com and Wow! What a mind-bender. No spoilers, but I definitely didn't see THAT coming 🤯 One of those books you need to immediately re-read to figure out how the heck the author pulled it off. 🤔🤔🤔 Bravo again!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Reaching the final chapters of Gone-Away World by @nickharkaway.com and wow! What a mind-bender. No spoilers, but I definitely didn't see THAT coming 🤯
September 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Reaching the final chapters of Gone-Away World by @nickharkaway.com and wow! What a mind-bender. No spoilers, but I definitely didn't see THAT coming 🤯
"An Artist's Victory over Parkinson's": In this podcast, my father discusses his inspiring new book about his friend, renowned Virginia artist Barclay Sheaks, focusing on the decline and then miraculous recovery of artistic skills during Sheaks's final months
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September 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
"An Artist's Victory over Parkinson's": In this podcast, my father discusses his inspiring new book about his friend, renowned Virginia artist Barclay Sheaks, focusing on the decline and then miraculous recovery of artistic skills during Sheaks's final months
open.spotify.com/episode/5T3h...
open.spotify.com/episode/5T3h...
"Sem a terra, sem a demarcação, a gente não vive."
"Without land, without demarcation, we can't live."
Artur Waliperi Baniwa at the Goeldi Museum
"Without land, without demarcation, we can't live."
Artur Waliperi Baniwa at the Goeldi Museum
September 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
"Sem a terra, sem a demarcação, a gente não vive."
"Without land, without demarcation, we can't live."
Artur Waliperi Baniwa at the Goeldi Museum
"Without land, without demarcation, we can't live."
Artur Waliperi Baniwa at the Goeldi Museum
Botanizing and ethnobotanizing at the INPA herbarium in Manaus with Beto Vicentini and Mike Hopkins: important collections from the early 2000s documenting sophisticated environmental knowledge of the Baniwa and Yanomami people of Amazonas state, Brazi
September 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Botanizing and ethnobotanizing at the INPA herbarium in Manaus with Beto Vicentini and Mike Hopkins: important collections from the early 2000s documenting sophisticated environmental knowledge of the Baniwa and Yanomami people of Amazonas state, Brazi
Had planned to take a hiatus for writing and social media detox but couldn't resisit celebrating a ray of hope from Brazil amidst the global march towards autocracy: Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for plotting coup.
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September 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Had planned to take a hiatus for writing and social media detox but couldn't resisit celebrating a ray of hope from Brazil amidst the global march towards autocracy: Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for plotting coup.
www.folha.uol.com.br?_gl=1*89ckre...
www.folha.uol.com.br?_gl=1*89ckre...
I love the smell of herbarium vouchers in the morning. Smells like... #ethnobotany!
September 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I love the smell of herbarium vouchers in the morning. Smells like... #ethnobotany!