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April 12
‘It was beautiful here,’ an Enawene Nawe man laments.
Posts tagged "tribes"
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April 12
In a small patch of rainforest in Brazil, the last six survivors of a genocide, dance.
(Narrated by long-time Survival supporter Julie Christie.)
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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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January 12
The land is…
A history of the world’s tribal lands in under 60 seconds.
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November 11
‘No new forms of human development and progress can omit tribal wisdom; their memories are worth more than the sum of computers’ memories. They have achieved what the modern consuming society has not managed to achieve over the last centuries: a fulfilling, rich life that does not threaten the planet’s chances of survival.’
- Carlo Petrini, founder of the Slow Food Movement
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November 11
What if…?
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October 11
The Awá are one of only two nomadic hunter-gatherer tribes left in Brazil but their forest is dwindling as settlers and cattle ranchers invade.
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October 11
Is it so strange that some people don’t want to join the mainstream?
