XINGU INDIGENOUS PARK, Brazil, Oct 20 (Reuters) - When a big chief dies on the Xingu indigenous reservation, its tribes gather for a unique funeral ritual called the Kuarup. Wearing body paint and ...
When a big chief dies on the Xingu indigenous reservation, its tribes gather for a unique funeral ritual called the Kuarup. Wearing body paint and bird feathers, they join in ceremonial dances, combat ...
Reuters photographer Ueslei Marcelino describes his time visiting the "village of joy:" The mood was one of celebration. The Yawalapiti, one of the 14 tribes living inside the Xingu National Park, ...
MP: “Really? I know the Amazon a bit. Where in the Amazon?” KB: “With a small tribe of Indians—the Waurá. There are only a few hundred of them.” MP: “I came back from their territory just five days ...
Aritana died Wednesday after he was diagnosed with COVID-19 about two weeks ago. Aritana was one of the last speakers of the language of his tribe, Yawalapiti He worked to create the Xingu National ...
When a big chief dies on the Xingu indigenous reservation, its tribes gather for a unique funeral ritual called the Kuarup. Wearing body paint and bird feathers, they join in ceremonial dances, combat ...