Posts tagged "children"
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December 11

Anonymous asked: what do yanomami children do

Yanomami children

Thanks for your question.

Yanomami children play like all children do! They learn to swim at an early age, and so playing in the river is a favourite pastime.

Boys often go hunting with their fathers, and learn the skills they’ll need as an adult. 

As the women are generally responsible for fishing, girls learn how to catch fish with their mothers. They also collect nuts and fruits from the forest, plant vegetables in communal gardens and learn to weave baskets and bags to carry fish and harvested vegetables. 

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November 11
Dongria Kondh children dance, Niyamgiri

Dongria Kondh children dance, Niyamgiri

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November 11
Yanomami children in Demeni, Brazil.

Yanomami children in Demeni, Brazil.

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November 11
Bushmen children in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana.

Bushmen children in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana.

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September 11
An Awá  child stares intently at the camera, a pet monkey clinging to his head. The Awá are one of the last nomadic hunter-gatherer tribes in Brazil. They move by night, carrying bags woven from grass and torches made from resin. Their forest provides them with food, shelter, and spiritual well-being. During the past four decades, however, cattle ranchers, settlers and illegal loggers have invaded their lands. More than 30% of the Awá’s forest has been cut down.

An Awá  child stares intently at the camera, a pet monkey clinging to his head.


The Awá are one of the last nomadic hunter-gatherer tribes in Brazil. They move by night, carrying bags woven from grass and torches made from resin. Their forest provides them with food, shelter, and spiritual well-being.


During the past four decades, however, cattle ranchers, settlers and illegal loggers have invaded their lands. More than 30% of the Awá’s forest has been cut down.

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September 11
New gallery: On every continent, from the green depths of the Amazon basin to the icy reaches of the Arctic tundra, children raised in tribal communities are taught the skills and values that have ensured the survival of their peoples for generations. See the pictures

New gallery: On every continent, from the green depths of the Amazon basin to the icy reaches of the Arctic tundra, children raised in tribal communities are taught the skills and values that have ensured the survival of their peoples for generations.

See the pictures