THE SHIPIBO-CONIBO CENTER INC

THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN FORMED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT INDIGENOUS PEOPLE FROM THE AMAZON REGIONS THROUGH VARIOUS CULTURAL ACTIVITIES. THE ORGANIZATION WILL ALSO FACILITATE COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN INDIGENOUS AMAZONIANS AND CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUMS, UNIVERSITIES AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE CONTEMPORARY RELEVANCE AND EVOLUTION OF THESE ACTIVITIES RATHER THAN RELEGATING THEM TO A LOST AND COLLECTIBLE PAST. FURTHER, THE ORGANIZATION WILL INSTITUTE A PROGRAM FOR A SYSTEMATIC CATALOGUING OF INDIGENOUS ART.