How Indigenous Jarawara Women Use Snuff

How Indigenous Jarawara Women Use Snuff

By Fabiana Maizza For the Jarawara, an Indigenous people of Brazil’s Juruá and Purus river region, snuff – known as sinã – is more than a daily habit. It is a substance deeply tied to thought, care, and meaning. And it belongs, above all, to women. Jarawara women are the primary makers, users, and connoisseurs of sinã, treating it as a cherished part of village life – a small treasure woven into the rhythms of everyday existence. A young native …