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Guajajara Culture and History (Tenetehara)

As a complement to our Guajajara language information, here is our collection of indexed links about the Guajajara tribe and their society.

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The emphasis of these pages is on Guajajaras and other American Indians as living people with a present and a future as well as a past. Guajajara history is interesting and important, but the Guajajara Indians are still here today, too, and we try to feature modern writers as well as traditional folklore, contemporary art as well as museum pieces, and real issues and struggles of today as well as the tragedies of yesterday. Suggestions for new links are always welcome.

Our Guajajara Websites

Guajajara Language:
Information and language learning materials from the Guajajara Indian language.

Books for sale on the Guajajara
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The Tenetehara Indians of Brazil, A Culture in Transition:
Anthropology book on the culture of the Guajajara Indians.

Amazonian Ethnobotanical Dictionary
Information on medicinal plant use among the Guajajara and other Amazon rainforest tribes.

Native American Indian Books:
Evolving list of books about Native Americans in general.

Guajajara Lifestyle and Tradition

Tribal Map of Brazil:

Indians of the Eastern Amazon:
Map showing the location of indigenous communities in Brazil, including the Guajajara.

Indigenous Brazilians: The Guajajara:
Online ethnography of the Guajajara tribe including traditional culture, mythology, and shamanism.

Guajajara Tribe:
Article about Guajajara culture including kinship and religion.

Guajajára Rattles:
Online museum exhibit with photographs of Guajajara artifacts.

Biography: Guajajara:
Oral history from Guajajara elders. Page in Portuguese.

Guajajara Politics, Issues, and News

Sonia Guajajara, reconnecting people with the planet

Sonia Guajajara: Indigenous women on the frontlines
Sônia Guajajara:
Biographies of an indigenous Brazilian woman who has become an important activist and political leader.

Survival International: Tribal guardians of the natural world
Amazon heroes who don't give up:
Articles about the Guajajara Forest Guardians and their struggle to protect their tribal lands.

Paulo Paulino Guajajara killed protecting Amazon forest

Brazilian forest guardian killed by illegal loggers in ambush
Paulo Paulino Guajajara:
News articles about the murder of a Guajajara activist.

Guajajara Literature and Arts

Zahy Guajajara:
Homepage of a modern Guajajara actress and poet.

Kaê Guajajara:

Indigenous Brazilian musicians taking back a burning country:
The music and lives of contemporary Guajajara and other indigenous artists of Brazil.

Links, References, and Additional Information

  Wikipedia: Guajajara:
  Encyclopedia articles about the Guajajara tribe.
  Povo Guajajara

Os Indios Guajajaras:

Tribo Guajajara e as disputas por suas terras:
Os Indios Guajajara e Awa-Guaja do Terra Indigena Pindare:
Information about the Guajajaras in Portuguese.

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