A struggle to survive: how climate change is threatening the existence of small tribes in the Amazon and other traditional cultures across the globe.
New York Times Upfront › Vol. 142 Nbr. 4-5, October 2009
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A struggle to survive: how climate change is threatening the existence of small tribes in the Amazon and other traditional cultures across the globe.
As the naked, painted young men of the Kamayura tribe in the Amazon prepare for the ritualized war games of a festival, they end their fireside chant with a "whoosh, whoosh" blowing sound. It's a symbolic attempt to eliminate the scent of fish--long a staple of the Kamayura diet--which in times of war signaled their presence to their enemies.
But fish smells are not a problem for the warriors anymore. Deforestation and, many scientists ...See the full content of this document
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