Xukuru: Respecting the old ways, embracing the 21st century in Brazil
For five weeks I stayed with the Xukuru indians in #Pernambuco, Brazil. One of the reasons I visited them was because I am fascinated by the re-identification of indigenous peoples. The #Xukuru are among them. After five centuries of repression by the colonizers, which almost cut them off entirely of their native culture and religion, the Xukuru are in a process of revival and restoration of what went lost. From the beginning of the colonization, the Portuguese forced the Xukuru to accept intercultural marriage; that’s why today they do not look exactly like we expect indians to look. Among the Xukuru there are African looking people, Asian, and even white, blond-haired people. They wear modern clothes. But when they celebrate an important fest or when they dance the Toré they wear traditional clothes like the barritina (Xukuru headdress) or the indigenous skirt made of palm leaves.
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