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This article examines the ritual production of environmental history among the Wakuénai, an Arawakan people of the Venezuelan Amazon. It argues that Wakuénai rituals, particularly those surrounding the construction and abandonment of communal houses, actively create a historical landscape that embodies social memory and ecological knowledge. The cyclical process of building, inhabiting, and leaving behind settlements reflects a dynamic relationship with the environment, where past actions and their consequences are inscribed onto the land. This ritualized interaction with the environment serves to transmit ecological knowledge across generations, shaping Wakuénai perceptions of resource management and territoriality. The study highlights the importance of understanding indigenous ritual practices as active interventions in the environment, contributing to a historical ecology that integrates social and ecological processes.

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