That which creates life everywhere,
this inner sence of continuity and love.
The "Dança da nenina-moça" or "Teenage-girl's dance"
is to celebrate this possibilitys.
Heritage and evolution.
A pride to look to our past and walk to the future.
For all the womem.
Hope we won't forget it.
The Nambikwara woman dancing their "teenage-girl's ritual"
They live on the Mato Grosso State's west and Rondônia State from Brazil.
Population about 998, in 1999.
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2005/06/25
the female
Nambikwara chief
My personal tribute to Claude Lévi-Strauss,
the anthropologist and also a great photographer.
You can see this Nambikwara chief in colors here.
2005/05/06
Nambikwara girl
She was looking through me
and she was happy :)
Her portuguese name is Cida.
The Nambikwara live on the Mato Grosso State's
west and Rondônia State from Brazil.
Population about 998, in 1999.
future
"We the Indigenous Peoples are moving towards the future along the trails left by our forefathers.Indigenous leader Marcos Terena
This is our culture.
This is our strength,
the spiritual strength that mankind is loosing...
Don't play with the spirit.
Your spirit is holy.
Your spirit is sacred.
It is your strength. Not anybody else's strength."
The Nhambikwara woman and child.
circle of life
"Indigenous Peoples are united by a circle of life,
It's a circle of life that circles the Earth, waters,
the air, what you call... the environment.
We who believe are most familiar with nature ...
you must become our allies.
Do not fear us because the future of the
Indians is your future too.
And it is also the future of the planet."
Indigenous leader Marcos Terena
Nhambikwara woman dancing their "teenage-girl's ritual"
2005/04/25
cacique Nambikwara
"Cacique" means the Indian tribal chief.
He is the leader of the "People from the Ashes",
and he emphasized it to me when
I asked permission before taking his portrait.
They have a special ritual for this nose piercing.
They do it to mark the puberty's masculine passageway,
were the boy should show courage, firmness and spiritual power.
I looked to this photo more then a hundred times.
First, i'm still asking why he was looking to me so deep.
Second, i just can't believe that i did this one.
The Nambikwara live on the Mato Grosso State's
west and Rondônia State from Brazil.
Population about 998, in 1999.
Nambikwara People
The Nambikwara are also called the "People from the Ashes",
because they use to slept on the ground, near the fire,
and dawn covered by a mixture of sand and ashes.
Xikunahity, the "head's soccer"
The Nambikwara warriors showed as a quick simulation of their "head's soccer", called Xikunahity. The game was created by the mythological Wazare, from the Pareci People.
I didn't make a better shot of this moment, so i aded notes (pass your mouse on the picture) to guide you to this game. There are two groups playing, and when the ball comes they had to jump on the ground and only use the head to kick. It's is amazing how strong they were doing that, cause the ball don't play high, but on the ground, as the soccer game we know.
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