Getting to Know Waiwai
Getting to Know Waiwai

Author: Alan Campbell

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-09-11

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 1134801041

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Living with the Wayapi, and their charismatic leader Waiwai, is a serious adventure. It is demanding, and can turn dangerous in a moment. The environment is a difficult one, but beautiful and baffling in its richness. And the job of learning about the people is like a journey without end. Alan Campbell tells the story of these people, and of the time he spent with them, in an imaginative, beautifully written account which looks back from a century into the future to relate a way of life that is being destroyed. In doing so, he addresses important and complex issues in current anthroplogical theory in a way which makes them accessible without sacrificing any of their subtlety.

A Dictionary of Hawaiian Legal Land-Terms
A Dictionary of Hawaiian Legal Land-Terms

Author: Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 1995-01-01

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 9780824816360

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A Dictionary of Hawaiian Legal Land-Terms is the first reference book of its kind to compile, organize, and explain critical information needed for the accurate translation and interpretation of nineteenth-century Hawaiian land-conveyance documents. Neither life-long residents nor recent newcomers should minimize the influence of Hawaii's unique history on the developments taking place in the state today. Yet for decades the study and translation of century-old documents - Royal Patents, Land Commission Awards, and deeds, to name a few - have been hampered by the lack of a comprehensive research tool. Now, in a single volume, readers have an overview of commonly used words and phrases, survey practices, and documents that were recorded in Hawaiian before the turn of the century. The book also includes Hawaii's appellate cases that have defined such terms. With the publication of A Dictionary of Hawaiian Legal Land-Terms, both professionals and non-professionals, Hawaiians and non-Hawaiians, have gained a valuable key to unlocking and understanding the past.

The Gift of Birds
The Gift of Birds

Author: Ruben E. Reina

Publisher: UPenn Museum of Archaeology

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 165

ISBN-13: 092417112X

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Presenting 10 essays by experts in the fields of anthropology, ethnography, and ornithology on the native peoples of South America and their use of birds, this volume offers a fascinating view into the lives and customs of some of the indigenous peoples living in the rainforest and coastal areas of Brazil and Peru. This book includes color photographs of South American natives in festival and ritual celebrations and everyday activities, along with spectacular objects of featherwork, textiles, and pottery. Contributors: Ruben E. Reina, Kenneth M. Kensinger, Kay L. Candler, Virginia Greene, Elizabeth Netto Calil Zarur, Catherine V. Howard, Patricia J. Lyon, Jon F. Pressman, Peter T. Turst, and Mark Robbins. University Museum Monograph, 75

Current Agricultural Practices Among the Waiwai
Current Agricultural Practices Among the Waiwai

Author: Ronald R. Dagon

Publisher:

Published: 1967

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13:

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In order to increase the knowledge of the effect of shifting cultivation upon the movement of the forest/savanna boundary, the author examined the shifting cultivation practices of a tribe well within the forest, south of the Rupununi savannas. The preliminary examination of the Waiwai Tribe describes the settlement around Kanashen mission, and concentrates especially upon their methods of cultivation and the effect upon the surrounding natural forest vegetation. A list is given of the food crops grown as well as the livestock kept, and the importance of hunting and fishing is shown. Future developments in the Waiwai economy are suggested, and the problems of population pressure in an unfavorable ecosystem noted. A great need is seen for further investigation in this area. (Author).

Anthropologies of Guayana
Anthropologies of Guayana

Author: Neil L. Whitehead

Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9780816526079

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"This is an important collection that brings together the work of scholars from North America, South America, and Europe to reveal the anthropological significance of Guayana, the ancient realm of El Dorado and still the scene of gold and diamond mining. Beginning with the earliest civilizations of the region, the chapters focus on the historical ecology of the rain forest and the archaeological record up to the sixteenth century, as well as ethnography, ethnology, and perceptions of space. The book features extensive discussions of the history of a range of indigenous groups, such as the Waiwai, Trio, Wajapi, and Palikur. Contributions analyze the emergence of a postcolonial national society, the contrasts between the coastlands and upland regions, and the significance of race and violence in contemporary politics." "A noteworthy study of the prehistory and history of the region, the book also provides a useful survey of the current issues facing northeastern Amazonia. The essays --

Amazonian Geographies
Amazonian Geographies

Author: Jacqueline M. Vadjunec

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-07-16

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 1317982967

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Amazonia exists in our imagination as well as on the ground. It is a mysterious and powerful construct in our psyches yet shares multiple (trans)national borders and diverse ecological and cultural landscapes. It is often presented as a seemingly homogeneous place: a lush tropical jungle teeming with exotic wildlife and plant diversity, as well as the various indigenous populations that inhabit the region. Yet, since Conquest, Amazonia has been linked to the global market and, after a long and varied history of colonization and development projects, Amazonia is peopled by many distinct cultural groups who remain largely invisible to the outside world despite their increasing integration into global markets and global politics. Millions of rubber tappers, neo-native groups, peasants, river dwellers, and urban residents continue to shape and re-shape the cultural landscape as they adapt their livelihood practices and political strategies in response to changing markets and shifting linkages with political and economic actors at local, regional, national, and international levels. This book explores the diversity of changing identities and cultural landscapes emerging in different corners of this rapidly changing region. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Cultural Geography.

Burst of Breath
Burst of Breath

Author: Jonathan David Hill

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2011-12-01

Total Pages: 443

ISBN-13: 0803220928

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The first in-depth, comparative, and interdisciplinary study of indigenous Amazonian musical cultures, Burst of Breath showcases new research on the dynamic range of ritual power and social significance of various wind instrumentsãincluding flutes, trumpets, clarinets, and whistlesãplayed in sacred rituals and ceremonies in Lowland South America. The editors provide a detailed overview of the historical significance, scientific classification, shamanic and cosmological associations, and changing social meanings of ritual wind instruments within Amazonian cultures. These essays present a wide perspective that goes beyond better-documented areas such as the Upper Xingu and northwest Amazon. Some of the authors explore the ways ritual wind instruments are used to introduce natural sounds into social contexts and to cross boundaries between verbal and nonverbal communication. Others look at how ritual wind instruments and their music enter into local definitions and negotiations of relations between men, women, kin, insiders, and outsiders. Closely considering these instruments in their many roles and contextsãin curing and purification, negotiating relations, connecting mythic ancestors and humans todayãthis volume reveals the power and complexity of the music at the heart of collective rituals across lowland South America.