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Amazon Indians Face Harsh Life and Odd Customs
National Geographic details diverse Amazon tribes in Brazil facing a brutal environment. It notes Erigbangtsa cannibalism claims doubted, Waura mock war customs, Suya fish catching with plant toxins, and Machiguenga trapping birds. It also describes manioc processing and the Malali bamboo worm diet as sources of pleasure.
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Washington
Amazon
Amazon Basin
Brazil
National Geographic Society
Harald Schultz
Sao Paulo
Schultz
Erighangtsa
Juruena
Vilma
William H. Crocker
Smithsonian Institution
Division of
London Hospital