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In the News (Sat 28 Nov 09)

  
  Native American Indian Cultures - Kamayura Indians
In the center of this circular space there is a patio or “plaza” (hoka´yterip) towards which all trails converge, leading both to the dwelling-places and the public spaces, and where the house of the flutes is built (tapuwí), crossed over the middle by the “path of the sun”.
The Kamayura village is formed by a group of houses, each of which is occupied by a domestic group comprised of a core of brothers, to which are added parallel cousins and eventual members of ascending generations.
The Kamayura Indians live in the region of the Xingu River (Alto Xingu, Mato Grosso state), 800 kilometers to the northeast of Brasília city.
indian-cultures.com /Cultures/kamayura.html   (612 words)

  
 Resources on the Kamayura
Kamayura Indians __ Brief overview of the Kamayura and a map.
The Kamayura village comprises of a round roof that is decorated with sape grass and the ‘house of the flutes’ contain important flute (jakui) instruments that can only be played by the men.
The Kamayura society is comprised of several villages with a group off brothers being the owner of each household.
www.mongabay.com /indigenous_ethnicities/south_american/Kamayura.html   (1040 words)

  
 E-books - Villas Bôas - Estadao.com.br
But Takuman, the Kamayura, came from a more subtle and intricate culture, and we could almost watch him playing with the Indians of Lower Xingu like a snake with a rabbit.
The Trumai were the tribe that had fled to Diauarum to escape the Kamayura, and it was Takuman's father who was said to have been killed by the Trumai witch-docton.
Yet in the short time since the beginning of the visit, several Trumai girls had succumbed to Kamayura wooing, and the two old witch-doctors of the tribe had succumbed to Takuman's flattery.
www.estadao.com.br /villasboas/ebooks/ebook6/english/index01.htm?pag=3   (1741 words)

  
 E-books - Villas Bôas - Estadao.com.br   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-09)
Towards the end of the dry season, there is a week of light showers which ripen the fruit of the Caju.
And it was in this gentle time of the Cajuinha that a Kamayura canoe came down the river carrying one of Takuman's more rebellious henchmen called Mapi.
For twent-five years one of the main featura of Claudio's work had been the prevention of the very thing that was about to happen.
www.estadao.com.br /villasboas/ebooks/ebook6/english/index01.htm?pag=6   (497 words)

  
 ::. Ker & Downey .::
There are numerous activities including fishing, wildlife tracking, bird watching, horseback riding, canoeing, boating, cultural visits with several Indian groups, as well as a visit to a frontier town.
Interact with the Indians as they go about their daily life of hunting and fishing.
The night will be spent in a hammock inside one of the village’s huts.
www.kerdowney.com /ui/dynamicpage.php?id=Mzcx   (710 words)

  
 kamayura indians social studies south american tribes
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__ Brief overview of the Kamayura and a map.
www.archaeolink.com /kamayura_indians_south_american_.htm   (159 words)

  
 health encyclopedia
Although the boundaries of the Reserve were established over 30 years ago, this mapping effort denotes a unique endeavor to develop a management and protection plan by the tribes themselves.
In the words of Takuma, the Paramount Shaman and Chief of the Kamayura tribe: “This project represents the first time the chiefs of all Xingu tribes have worked together to protect their collective destiny.”
ACT, which has also worked with local tribespeople and national governments to carry out similar projects in Colombia and Suriname, partnered with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (FUNAI) in Brazil to realize the project.
www.herbalgram.org /iherb/herbalgram/articleview.asp?a=2671&p=Y   (497 words)

  
 FIRST ANNUAL UNESCO WEB PRIZE TO BE AWARDED TO BRAZILIAN SITE ON KAMAYURA AND URUBU-KAAPOOR TRIBES {10 September 1998}   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-09)
FIRST ANNUAL UNESCO WEB PRIZE TO BE AWARDED TO BRAZILIAN SITE ON KAMAYURA AND URUBU-KAAPOOR TRIBES {10 September 1998}
FIRST ANNUAL UNESCO WEB PRIZE TO BE AWARDED TO BRAZILIAN SITE ON KAMAYURA AND URUBU-KAAPOOR TRIBES
The winner of the US$5,000 first Prize was chosen by an international jury for providing an “outstanding and innovative experience presenting a truly fascinating subject matter.” The jury further noted that: “The information presented is an extensive look into the history, localisation, myths, arts and music of two Brazilian tribes.
www.unesco.org /bpi/eng/unescopress/98-185e.htm   (262 words)

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