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April 12
Arhuaco man & child, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Northern Colombia.
Posts tagged "photo of the day"
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April 12
Enawene Nawe men of Brazil perform the Yãkwa ritual, a four-month exchange of food between humans and the ancestral spirits, accompanied by dancing and chanting to the sound of flutes.
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March 12
The entire population of Brazil’s Akuntsu tribe in 2009. In October of that year, Ururu, the oldest Akuntsu, died. Five remain.
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February 12
At first glance, it is not easy to find an obvious connection between uncontacted Indians in the rainforest of north-western Brazil, cheeses such as British Cheddar and French Maroilles, red lipstick and cinema popcorn.
What links them all, however, is a tree with pink flowers and heart-shaped leaves: Annatto is the discovery of Amazonian Indians, and another gift from tribal peoples to all humanity.
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December 11
Ogiek, Kenya
The Ogiek are one of the few remaining hunter-gatherer peoples of East Africa. Their home since time immemorial has been the Mau mountain forest, however, the Kenya government is trying to evict them.
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December 11
Fascinating fact: New Guinea has over a thousand languages - 17% of the world’s total, spoken by just 0.1% of the world’s population.
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November 11
14-year-old Geraldo Yanomami making a necklace from porcupine quills, Demini, Brazil.
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November 11
Shrouded by the evening mist, Dolgan nomads stack their wood for the night, Siberia.
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