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Sub-series consists of records related to the exhibition "Amazonia: The Rights of Nature," which was on display at the Museum of Anthropology from March 10, 2017 - January 28, 2018. Porto was the curator for this exhibition.

The exhibition was described on the Museum of Anthropology's website as follows:

"Amazonia: The Rights of Nature explores the creative ideas that inspire Indigenous resistance to threats facing the world’s largest rainforest.

The exhibition features Amazonian basketry, textiles, carvings, feather works and ceramics both of everyday and of ceremonial use, representing Indigenous, Maroon and white settler communities. Today, these groups confront threats caused by political violence, mining, oil and gas exploration, industrial agriculture, forest fires and hydroelectric plants. Challenging visitors to examine their own notions towards holistic well-being, the exhibition covers more than 100 years of unsuspected relationships between Vancouver and Amazonian peoples, ideas and their struggles.

Amazonia departs from a social philosophy, known in Spanish as “buen vivir,” in which the concept of a good life proposes a holistic approach to development that intertwines notions of unity, equality, dignity, reciprocity, social and gender equality. The concept aligns directly with value systems intrinsic to Indigenous South American cultures, and serves as a rallying cry to move beyond Western ideals and practices of development and progress largely measured by profit.

The objects displayed in Amazonia have been exclusively assembled from MOA’s collection of acquisitions and donations. Included amongst the exhibition are items from Frank Burnett’s founding collection, donated to the University of British Columbia in 1927, ensuring the exhibition spans more than 100 years of exchange between Vancouver and Amazonian peoples.

Taking over MOA’s O’Brian Gallery, the exhibit’s items are primarily composed of simple, identifiable elements: vegetal fibers, wood, animal parts, clay or feathers. These uncomplicated components are transformed into extremely sophisticated and intricate textiles, basketry, ceramics, feather works and jewelry, displaying the knowledge and craftsmanship of some of the groups who reside in the region. Taken in its entirety, the exhibition promises to offer a revealing window into one of the world’s more culturally, socially and linguistically diverse regions, as well as a new framework for addressing some of the globe’s most pressing environmental challenges."

Includes letter from Consul General of the US thanking Dr. Porto for hosting him and his team for a visit to Sankofa.

Item is an atlas which includes data and analysis on roads, oil and gas, mining, hydroelectric plants, fires, and deforestation in the Amazon. Item cover indicates "GALLERY COPY" in black lettering. First page of item is stamped with Amazonia: The Rights of Nature exhibition logo.

File consists of news articles and other publications about the destruction of the Amazon rainforest collected while the exhibition was on display.

Item is a report by the Indigenous Missionary Council, an entity attached to the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops that compiles articles, data, and analysis on violence against Indigenous peoples in Brazil for the calendar year 2015. Item cover indicates "GALLERY COPY" in black lettering. First page of item is stamped with Amazonia: The Rights of Nature exhibition logo.

Item is a submission by the Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon River Basin to the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technical Advice, a subsidiary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The submission is regarding the needs for technical and institutional capacity-building with regards to estimating and monitoring changes in forest cover, carbon stocks, greenhouse gas emissions, and other ecological metrics in the Amazon rainforest. Item cover indicates "GALLERY COPY" in black lettering. First page of item is stamped with Amazonia: The Rights of Nature exhibition logo.

Item is a guide to the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention (ILO Convention no. 169), which provides information for governments, Indigenous and tribal peoples, and workers' and employers' organizations to implement Indigenous peoples' rights. Item cover indicates "GALLERY COPY" in black lettering. First page of item is stamped with Amazonia: The Rights of Nature exhibition logo.

Item is a set of recommendations regarding the climate and Indigenous peoples by the Assembly of the Guardians of Mother Nature, a group of Indigenous representatives, personalities, and organizations. Item includes English and Spanish translations. Item cover indicates "GALLERY COPY" in black lettering. First page of item is stamped with Amazonia: The Rights of Nature exhibition logo.

Item is a report presented to the United Nations Human Rights Council regarding the Special Rapporteur Victoria Tauli-Corpuz's trip to Brazil to assess the main issues facing Indigenous peoples in the country in March of 2016. The report notes a regression in the protection of Indigenous peoples' rights and several threats to human rights in the current political climate. Item cover indicates "GALLERY COPY" in black lettering. First page of item is stamped with Amazonia: The Rights of Nature exhibition logo.

Item is a Spanish copy of the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Item cover indicates "GALLERY COPY" in black lettering. First page of item is stamped with Amazonia: The Rights of Nature exhibition logo.

Item is a Spanish publication about Indigenous organizations in South America. Item cover indicates "GALLERY COPY" in black lettering. First page of item is stamped with Amazonia: The Rights of Nature exhibition logo.

Item is a copy of Volume 17 in the Publication Series on Ecology by Heinrich Boll Foundation that considers the concept of the right to a "good life" as it pertains to nature. Item cover indicates "GALLERY COPY" in black lettering. First page of item is stamped with Amazonia: The Rights of Nature exhibition logo.

Item is a Spanish written copy of a seminar presentation that took place ion April 30, 2014. The presentation discusses the effects of internal conflict in Peru on the Ashaninka, an Indigenous group located in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest. Item cover indicates "GALLERY COPY" in black lettering. First page of item is stamped with Amazonia: The Rights of Nature exhibition logo.

File includes newspaper and magazine clippings, museum pamphlets, blank postcards, a compact disc of photographs, and magazines used for exhibition research.

File includes 10 coil-bound publications that were on display in the Gallery during the exhibit.

File contains correspondence related to the bringing the Pigapicha exhibition to MOA.

File includes a letter of understanding, invitations to an academic symposia related to the exhibition, meeting minutes, and information about the photographs in the exhibition.

File includes email correspondence with Katharina Greven, the curator of Pigapicha, regarding plans to show the exhibition at the Museum of Anthropology.

File includes planning and design documents for the showing of this exhibition at MOA, as well as information about the photographs included in the exhibition.