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Kamayura (Kamaiurá) tribe men waiting to participate in an intertribal Huka
Huka wrestling competition during a Kuarup Ceremony of the Dead. There are
only 370 Kamayuras and they speak a language in the Tupi family. The
Kamayura live in the Upper Xingu River region on Mawaiaka Lake near the Suya and Juruna
(Yudja) tribes. Despite speaking a different
language, their traditional way of life and ceremonies is very similar to the
other tribes living in the Xingu National Indigenous Park. The word
"Kamayura" means "raised platform" in their language and refers to the way they
store meat, harvested crops, and other items on raised platforms high inside the
maloka or long house. |