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As a complement to our Xavante language information, here is our collection of indexed links
about the Xavante tribe and their society.
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The emphasis of these pages is on Xavantes and other
American Indians as living people with a present and a future as well as a past. Xavante history is interesting and
important, but the Xavante 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 issues and struggles of today as well as the tragedies
of yesterday.
Our Xavante Websites
Xavante Language:
Information and language learning materials from the Xavantenaiki Indian language.
Books for sale on the Xavantes
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Performing Dreams: Discourses of Immortality Among the Xavante of Central Brazil:
Interesting book about Xavante mythology, spirituality and worldview.
Indigenous Struggle at the Heart of Brazil: State Policy, Frontier Expansion, and the Xavante Indians:
History of the Xavante Indians during the 20th century.
The Xavante in Transition:
Anthropology book about the Xavante tribe's adaptation to modern Brazilian life.
Mapping Time, Space and the Body: Indigenous Knowledge and Mathematical Thinking in Brazil:
How math and geography intersect with the indigenous worldview in the Xavante and Kayabi tribes.
Contested Ground:
Book about the conquest of Latin America, including a chapter on the Ava-Canoeiro and Xavante of Goias.
Chavante: An Expedition to the Tribes of the Mato Grosso:
Memoirs of a Swedish explorer who lived with a Xavante community.
Before Brasília: Frontier Life in Central Brazil:
History of the indigenous and African roots of Central Brazilian culture, including the Xavantes and Xerentes.
Maps of Xavante Lands
Terras Indígenas Xavante 
A'uwe Native Lands:
Maps of Xavante tribal territory in Brazil.
Language Map of Brazil:
Map showing where the Xavante and other Brazilian tribes are located.
Xavante Lifestyle and Tradition
Associação Xavante Warã:
Homepage of a Xavante organization promoting indigenous Brazilian knowledge and culture.
The Xavante Tribe:
Online ethnography of the Xavantes of Brazil.
The Shavante People:
Article on Xavante history and traditions.
Shavante Culture:
Brief ethnography of the Xavante Indians.
Biography: Xavante:
Oral history from Xavante elders. Page in Portuguese.
Xavante Cultural Objects:
Museum exhibit with photographs of Xavante artifacts.
Xavante Religion and Myth
The Wai'a Ritual and the Xavante People:
Photoessay about Xavante spirituality and ceremonial traditions.
Hierarchy, symmetry, and the Xavante spiritual life cycle:
Essay about the traditional age-set system and initiation rites of Xavante society.
Xavante Literature, Art and Music
Musica Xavante:
Audio recordings of two traditional Xavante songs. Page is in Portuguese.
Dança Xavante Auwe Dançarinos Xavantes:
Videos of Xavante tribal dances.
Demography and health of the Xavante Indians Socionumerical Systems in Central Brazil:
Anthropology articles about Xavante concepts of science and math.
Xavante Politics, Issues, and News
Owners of the Waters:
Documentary film by Xavante and Wayuu filmmakers about river protection in South America.
Every time an elder dies, a library is burnt:
Article about the medical and cultural threats posed by the COVID pandemic to the Xavante and other rural tribes.
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Additional Resources, Links, and References
Wikipedia: Xavante:
Encyclopedia articles on the Xavante Indians.
Brazilian Indians:
Information and links about indigenous culture in Brazil.
Tribo Xavánte Povo Indigena Xavante Os Indios Xavantes Turismo em aldeia Xavante:
Information on the Xavantes in Portuguese.
Cultura Shavante:
Information on the Xavantes in Spanish.
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