Project Zuri – Supporting Sustainable Indigenous Fisheries

Our core endeavor in 2024 was Project Zuri – stocking 11 ponds (or “zuris”) with multiple species of fish who form a symbiotic relationship that produces a sustainable system to feed the Noke Koi people, whose natural food systems have been devastated by globalization, as highways built through their ancestral homeland have scared away the animals they have relied on hunting for millennia.

We have already done one pilot project stocking a pond in the Samauma village, which was both successful and educational. Under the leadership of the tribal Chief and local elders, we are now ready to scale this project up, stocking ponds throughout the Noke Koi homeland and educating our local brothers and sisters on how to maintain and steward these regenerative food systems.

Funds raised for Project Zuri will not only provide sustainable food systems for hundreds of people; it will support our ongoing work to build and strengthen shelters for elders, women and children in the Noke Koi villages, as well as a community education center.

Your support today will feed and shelter these wonderful human beings … and support Kana Samurai Foundation in taking our work to the next level.

You can learn more about our mission and our work, including our thirteen-year track record of service, by visiting our website at www.kanasamurai.org – and we also encourage you to sign up for our email newsletter 

We thank you deeply for your support today.

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Kana Samurai Foundation supports indigenous Amazonian tribes through cultural preservation, food security, education, and healing. Their mission bridges worlds—empowering native communities while sharing ancient wisdom to inspire global transformation. Learn More »

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