Tadeu Siã Txana Hui Bai is the son of the legendary Pajé Agostinho Ikamuru. Siã follows the teachings of his father, having become the political and spiritual leader of his village and is today one of the greatest guardians of the stories, medicines, and sacred songs of his people. He is also one of the creators of the medicinal plant garden at the São Joaquim Village Memory Center, where his father’s tomb is located.
Tadeu Siã is also a filmmaker trained by the “Video in the Villages Project”, having already made the documentary Basnẽ Puru Yuxibu, in addition to collaborating on other documentaries and books about his people. In recent years, he has shared the culture and medicine of the Huni Kuin people throughout Brazil and the world.
