Accounts of Serezabidi, José Paulo, Paulo Supretaprã

Harvest Time, Topic: Tradition

01/03/1997

Serezabidi speaks in the Xavante language. An old story from the time of power. Paulo Supretaprã talks about his childhood and his move to Ribeirão Preto as a young man, his time in various places, his struggles, his desire to be a professional footballer and a doctor and his frustration at returning to the village for marriage. He talks about the cultural dissemination work he is involved in, the learning and the need to improve even more.

Audiovisual Soundtrack “Yanomami”

Harvest Time, Topic: Tradition

02/04/1991

Soundtrack of the audiovisual "Yanomami" with stories, songs and knowledge of the Yanomami worldview and images. Script by Angela Pappiani, photographs by Rosa Gauditano, Cláudia Andujar and drawings by the Yanomami people. This material, using innovative technology for the time, was exhibited at the Embassy of the Peoples of the Forest to raise public awareness during the Sentinela Yanomami exhibition.

Audiovisual Soundtrack Tradition and Technology

Harvest Time, Topic: Tradition

05/04/1992

Audiovisual soundtrack about the Indigenous Research Center, an initiative of the Center for Indigenous Culture, which aims to unite ancestral indigenous wisdom with new knowledge and techniques from modern science to protect and restore indigenous territories. This material, using innovative technology for the time, was exhibited at the Embassy of the Peoples of the Forest to raise public awareness during the Tradition and Technology exhibition.

Ceremony at Balaio Village – Tukano People

Harvest Time, Topic: Tradition

10/10/1992

Presentation of a ceremony by the Tukano people in the Balaio village. The recording captures a sequence of 8 songs with the sounds of flutes, body percussion and drums.

Collective chants of the people Xavante de Pimentel Barbosa

Harvest Time, Topic: Tradition

01/07/1998

only traditional songs

Conversation with Pedro Tikuna about culture

Blazing trails, Topic: Tradition

20/04/1988

Angela Pappiani and Ailton Krenak talk to Pedro Tikuna about the customs and traditions of the Tikuna people who live on the banks of the Solimões River. Pedro tells us about the territory, the lakes, the forest, the streams and the canoes. During the conversation, different subjects are discussed, including ancient stories, rituals and living with outsiders.

Davi Yanomami – Nature, creation of Omamo/, Hole in the Sky. Tape 2

The Power of the Voices, Topic: Tradition

13/06/1988

Davi Yanomami talks about how nature is mistreated, for example, with dams. Nature is alive. He talks about the poison drawn from a fish and the pollution caused by white people. About the owners of water, of rivers, about the flow of life. He talks about the Yanomami ceremonies to learn about the mysteries of creation and the secrets that must be preserved.

Davi Yanomami – the creation of Omamo and Hole in the Sky. Tape 1

The Power of the Voices, Topic: Tradition

13/06/1988

Davi Yanomamo talks about the hole in the sky (ozone layer), its consequences, the birth of Hutukara, Omamo, and Yassi, who they are and their importance. He talks about the miners invading the land and the sky by the pollution from the factories, about the life of Hutukara and the whole universe. He explains why they know about the hole in the sky and its consequences. He recounts the Xabori's first mission and the initial protection of Hutukara and Omamo, who has since died and entrusting his son with his role. He talks about the suffering of the miners who are bossed around by the rich, the worry about the land being covered in asphalt and cement.

International Conference of the Indigenous Peoples in Hokkaido, Japan. Mr. Shigeru Kaiani

Blazing trails, Topic: Tradition

03/09/1989

This tape features a statement by a leader of the Ainu people of Hokkaido during the International Conference of Indigenous Peoples taking place on the Japanese island. Mr. Sigero Kaiano recalls events that have happened to his family since the 19th century, being faced with disrespect and violence from the Japanese government and trying to protect the culture and language of the Ainu people. Two other women, probably African, speak briefly. Ailton Krenak and Cipassé Xavante took part in this conference at the invitation of the Ainu people.

International Conference of the Indigenous Peoples in Hokkaido, Japan. President of the Ainu Association

Blazing trails, Topic: Tradition

02/09/1989

Speech in Japanese translated into English during the International Conference of Indigenous Peoples held in the territory of the Ainu people in Hokkaido, Japan.

Interview with Ms. Tosuka on the Ainu people tape 1

Blazing trails, Topic: Tradition

03/03/1988

Interview with Ms. Tosuka, married to Mr. Yupo, from the Ainu people. They came to Brazil and live in the Pinheiros neighborhood with their children, seeking a freer life without prejudice. She tells her story and talks about the Ainu people.

Interview with Ms. Tosuka on the Ainu people tape 2

Blazing trails, Topic: Tradition

03/03/1988

Conversation with Mrs. Tosuka, in the presence of an anthropologist who has done research on the Ainu people and helps with the conversation with Mrs. Tosuka. Tosuka, wife of Mr. Yupo, an Ainu who lived in São Paulo.

Kulina message and chants

Blazing trails, Topic: Tradition

22/04/1988

Kulina message transmitted in the language, punctuated by traditional songs

Message from Rimana Kulina to UNI

Blazing trails, Topic: Tradition

22/01/1989

Rimana, Chief Kulina, talks about the unity of the peoples of the Purus River, Chico Mendes, traditional festivities and the production of caiçuma, in a message to Ailton Krenak and UNI.

Soundtrack of the audiovisual Alliance of the Peoples of the Forest

Harvest Time, Topic: Tradition

05/09/1991

Soundtrack of the audiovisual "Alliance of the Peoples of the Forest." Edited material with images of traditional peoples living in the forest and destructive actions such as deforestation, mining and burning, provided by various photographers. This material, with innovative technology for the time, was exhibited at the Embassy of the Peoples of the Forest to raise public awareness during an exhibition on the "Alliance of the Peoples of the Forest".

Stories and tradition of the Tikuna people tape 1

Blazing trails, Topic: Tradition

09/06/1988

Ailton Krenak talks to Pedro Tikuna, who talks about ancient stories and traditional ceremonies. The stories tell of the war against the Tikuna's enemies, the creators Dioí and Ypi, the feast of the young woman, ceremonies and instruments, stars, the Moon and the Sun.

Stories and tradition of the Tikuna people tape 2

Blazing trails, Topic: Tradition

09/06/1988

Ailton Krenak and Pedro Tikuna talk about the ancient wisdom of the indigenous peoples, the Tikuna sacred place and the enchanted people.

Stories and tradition of the Tikuna people tape 3

Blazing trails, Topic: Tradition

09/06/1988

Ailton Krenak talks to Pedro and Constantino Tikuna. They tell the story of the Tikuna people's origins, their relationship with nature and their responsibility to take care of their territory. They denounce the destruction caused by white invasions of Tikuna territory, and recount about elements of their tradition, about the festival of the new girl, about songs, about nations, names and clans.

Wai’á, Xavante people ceremony- Pimentel Barbosa

The Power of the Voices, Topic: Tradition

05/07/1987

Ailton Krenak interviews Paulo Supretaprã about the Wai'a festival currently taking place in the village of Pimentel Barbosa for the Programa de Índio. He describes the village, the cerrado, the Roncador mountain range, the the sky, the sun and the moon, the beauty of the ceremony. Paulo talks about the importance of the ceremony, which is surrounded by secrets, the maintenance of the Tradition by the village of Pimentel Barbosa, about the cultural loss in other villages, about the buriti log race and about the initiative of the elders to send young people to study outside the village as a strategy to protect the tradition

Tradition

Here are records of rituals, songs, narratives, cultural events and traditional technologies – the living memory of ancestral knowledge and practices.