Ninawa Pai Da Mata is a Huni Kuin paje (shaman) who has been studying pajelanca for over 12 years. He lives 5 days by boat from Taruaca, in an area bordering territory occupied by uncontacted Indians. Uncontacted Indians have stolen stuff out of his house and shot arrows at him. Here he sings a healing song in his native language which is used in ceremony to call forward strength.
Iwraru Karajá at the Pão de Açúcar (the “Sugarloaf”) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
after our visit to the Karajá villages in Ilha do Bananal, an island on the Araguaia river in Tocantins (central Brazil), the Karajá people came to visit us in Rio de Janeiro. the Museu do Índio invited 27 Karajás, or Iny, as they call themselves, to participate in the “Dia do Índio” celebrations, on April 19th, the day to honor Brazil’s native cultures.
my mother is the curator of the current exhibition at Museu do Índio, on Karajá art and culture. besides photographing these beautiful people in the wonderful Araguaia, i’ve also had the honor of taking the Karajás around Rio de Janeiro during the ten days they are here visiting. yesterday we went to Pão de Açucar and Copacabana beach and had an awesome time!
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