Brazil: A Script for Success
A group of Indigenous Peoples of the Western Brazilian Amazon have organized themselves around biodiversity conservation
The Paumari people of the Tapaua River are known as the ‘water people’. They belong to the Arawa linguistic family of the Western Brazilian Amazon, traditionally inhabiting rivers and lakes. Fishing is their strongest social and cultural representation. The Paumari’s aquatic skills have long been described in the literature, including their voracious spirit for water, fishing, catching turtles and manatees. Fishing is the basis of the Paumari people’s sustenance and self-reliance.
Title of publication: Samudra Report
Volume: 89
Issue: 89
ISSN: 0973-1121
Page range: 22-24
Publisher: ICSF
Author: Gustavo F.V. Silveira
Other authors: Antonio Miranda Neto, Tainara de Proença Nunes
Organization: The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Other organizations: Operação Amazônia Nativa (OPAN) Lábrea – Amazonas –Brazil
Year: 2023
Country/ies: Brazil
Type: Report
Full text available at: https://www.icsf.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Sam_89_art06_Brazil_A-Script-for-Success.pdf
Content language: English