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The demand for women outweighs the actual population of the Yanomami women because of the growing practice of polygamy. [ citation needed ] A girl can be promised to a man at an age as young as five or six, however cannot officially be married off until after her first menstrual period. [ 6 ]
Soon after Brazilian missionaries began to convert the Marúbo and loggers made contracts with the Marúbo. [1] During the 1960s the Jaravi valley had little rule of law and native tribes often skirmished. Sometime around 1960, a group of Mayoruna attacked a group of Marúbo gathering turtle eggs, killing a man and abducting three women. The ...
Mashco Piro are increasingly venturing out of their rainforest in search of food, driven by expanding logging activities Rare new pictures show uncontacted Amazon tribe threatened by loggers Skip ...
The Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous History and Culture Law (Law No. 11.645/2008) mandates the teaching of Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous History and Culture in Brazil. The law was enacted on 10 March 2008, amending Law No. 9.394 of 20 December 1996, as modified by Law No. 10.639 of 9 January 2003.
At night, in this village near the Assua River in Brazil, the rainforest reverberates. Until recently, the Juma people seemed destined to disappear like countless other Amazon tribes decimated by ...
The Piripkura are an indigenous tribe who inhabit the Piripkura Indigenous Territory in Mato Grosso, Brazil. They are one of the last isolated Indigenous groups in the Amazon rainforest, with only three known survivors. Violence and deforestation have led to significant losses, with many tribe members killed by illegal loggers in the 1980s.
Kayapo women, Pará State, Brazil The Kayapó often don intricate, black body painting covering their entire bodies, with unique designs and patterns to each person. They believe that their ancestors learned the ways of life from insects , so they paint their bodies to mimic the invertebrates and to better communicate with the great spirit that ...
Pages in category "Indigenous peoples of the Amazon" The following 136 pages are in this category, out of 136 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .