last week was Dia do Índio in Brazil, a day to honor the country's indigenous peoples. part of my work with the indigenous people here in Brazil is for UNESCO's ProgDoc, a project for documentation of indigenous language and culture, doing research and field work with the Karajá communities.
to celebrate Dia do Índio, the Memorial dos Povos Indígenas (Brasília's indigenous arts museum) launched a new exhibition showcasing Karajá ceramics and invited the Karajá to perform their traditional song and dance for the opening. on the occasion, we also released the book Iny Mahadu - People of the River - with some of my photographs from the Hetohokã festival, the rite of passage of Karajá boys into adulthood. the book is beautiful, the Karajás each got a copy and we were all very proud of it.
these photos are from my last few field trips to the Karajá island.
more Karajá here.
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