For entertainment members of the tribe gather to dance and sometimes sing.Tribal societies put the community before the individual, sharing and exchanging possessions rather than amassing personal wealth We live in Harmony with the rainforest and only use the resources we need We don’t have electricity to watch T.V or play computer games. I usually have fish for my lunch The rainforest is valuable to tribes as it has many resources we can use to build our homes, light our fires and provide medicines when we are sick. We cook the food over a fire while it is fresh. We hunt for turtles and fish in the river catching them with arrows. For breakfast I collect the crops for my family to eat. In my village we grow crops including, Beans, Corn and Bananas. Each day I get up at 5.00 am as the sun rises and go to bed as the sun sets. In the Amazon we have cleared an area of trees to build our homes and plant our crops. GR Dear My name is Akra my home is the Amazon Rainforest. For entertainment members of the tribe gather to dance and sometimes sing. We don’t have electricity to watch T.V or play computer games. We live in Harmony with the rainforest and only use the resources we need. The rainforest is valuable to tribes as it has many resources we can use to build our homes, light our fires and provide medicines when we are sick. HU Dear My name is Akra my home is the Amazon Rainforest. For fun members of the tribe gather to dance and sometimes sing. We don’t watch T.V or play computer games. Each day I eat fish for my lunchwhich I have to catch from the river using an arrow. RA Dear My name is Akra my home is the Amazon Rainforest. Family Life Homes Tip! Hunting, fishing, playing, school, bathing Where? My tribe… Tip! Materials? Design? Diet Pets What is there to eat in the rainforest? LI: To create my own tribe of the Amazon rainforest. Compare your life with Akra’s, using her letter as a guide, write her a letter back telling her all about your life. Present back to class (TEAMWORK!) Extension- Read your letter from Akra.What part of Brazil are you from? (Map).LI: To create my own tribe of the Amazon rainforest.To compare my own life to that of an Amazon tribe. How do the Awa Tribe use the Amazon? Drinking water from a vine Hunting for food Eating Babassu (nuts) as a snack Catching a fish for lunch Show me! Collecting medicine from a tree Homes The Awa sleep in palm leaf shelters in the forest and make torches out of tree resin to light at night. Many monkeys like to sit on their owners' heads. They especially like turtle meat! Pets Baby monkeys spend much time with Awá women and children enjoying the physical contact. Families go on gathering trips where everybody collect nuts and berries.ĭiet The Awa eat nuts, berries and seeds, they also hunt deer and fish. Awa children do not go to school! Apãranã ("Little Butterfly") swings from a liana over a creek where children bathe and play. Family Life Many family groups go off on extended hunts lasting several weeks. Approximately 350 members survive, and 100 of those have no contact with the outside world. They are extremely skilled with a bow and arrow! Awa Tribe- Brazil The Awá are an endangered indigenous group of people living in the eastern Amazon forests of Brazil. Did you know that there are about 50,000,000 tribal people living in world's rainforests? These people depend on the forests for their food and shelter.įrom a young age, all Awá learn how to hunt. LIVING THERE PEOPLE OF THE RAINFOREST We often overlook the millions of people that live in the rain forests. To compare my own life to that of an Amazon tribe.
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