LIVING THERE

PEOPLE OF THE RAINFOREST

We often overlook the millions of people that live in the rain forests. 

Did you know that there are about 50,000,000 tribal people living in

world's rainforests? 

These people depend on the forests

for their food and shelter. 

LI: To create my own tribe of the Amazon rainforest. To compare my own life to that of an Amazon tribe.

Awa Tribe- Brazil

The Awá are an endangered indigenous group of people living in the eastern Amazon forests of Brazil. Approximately 350 members survive, and 100 of those have no contact with the outside world.

From a young age, all Awá learn how to hunt. They are extremely skilled with a bow and arrow!

The Awá live in extended family groups. Families go on gathering trips where everybody collect nuts and berries.

Many family groups go off on extended hunts lasting several weeks.

Family Life

Apãranã ("Little Butterfly") swings from a liana over a creek where children bathe and play.

Awa children do not go to school!

Pets Baby monkeys spend much time with Awá women and children enjoying the physical contact. Many monkeys like to sit on their owners' heads.

Diet The Awa eat nuts, berries and seeds, they also hunt deer and fish. They especially like turtle meat!

Homes The Awa sleep in palm leaf shelters in the forest and make torches out of tree resin to light at night.

How do the Awa Tribe use the Amazon?

Drinking water from a vine Hunting for

food

Eating Babassu (nuts) as a snack

Catching a fish for lunch

Collecting medicine from a tree

Show me!

• http://www.uncontactedtribes.org/evidence

The un contacted tribe of Brazil

LI: To create my own tribe of the Amazon rainforest. To compare my own life to that of an Amazon

tribe.Name your Tribe!How does you tribe say “Hello”?What part of Brazil are you from?

(Map)What are your homes like? Design.What do you like to eat?What pets do you have?Present back to class (TEAMWORK!)

Extension- Read your letter from Akra. Compare your life with Akra’s, using her letter as a guide, write her a letter back telling her all about your life.

LI: To create my own tribe of the Amazon rainforest. Name(s)_____________________________

Diet

Family Life

Where?

Homes

Pets

Tip! Hunting, fishing, playing, school, bathing

Tip! Materials? Design?

What is there to eat in the rainforest?

My tribe…

“Hello” in my tribe is….

DearMy name is Akra my home is the Amazon Rainforest.

I am part of the Awa tribe.

My life is much different to yours.

Each day I get up at 5.00 am.

For breakfast I collect the crops for my family to eat.

I do not go to school.

Each day I eat fish for my lunch which I have to catch from the river using an

arrow.

We don’t watch T.V or play computer games.

For fun members of the tribe gather to dance and sometimes sing.

RA

My name is Akra my home is the Amazon Rainforest. I am part of the Awa tribe.

My life is much different to yours. Each day I get up at 5.00 am.

In my village we grow crops including, Beans, Corn and Bananas. For breakfast I collect the crops for my family to eat.

I do not go to school, I help my family. Each day we hunt for food. We

hunt for turtles and fish in the river catching them with arrows. We cook the food over a fire while it is fresh. I usually have fish for my lunch.

The rainforest is valuable to tribes as it has many resources we can use to build our homes, light our fires and provide medicines when we

are sick. We live in Harmony with the rainforest and only use the resources we need.

We don’t have electricity to watch T.V or play computer games. For entertainment members of the tribe gather to dance and

sometimes sing.

Dear HU

My name is Akra my home is the Amazon Rainforest. I am part of the Awa tribe. In the Amazon we have cleared an area of trees to build our homes and plant our crops.

My life is much different to yours. Each day I get up at 5.00 am as the sun rises and go to bed as the sun sets.

In my village we grow crops including, Beans, Corn and Bananas. For breakfast I collect the crops for my family to eat.

I do not go to school, I help my family. Each day we hunt for food. We hunt for turtles and fish in the river catching them with arrows. We cook the food over a fire while it is fresh. I usually have fish for my lunch

The rainforest is valuable to tribes as it has many resources we can use to build our homes, light our fires and provide medicines when we are sick. We live in Harmony with the rainforest and only use the resources we need

We don’t have electricity to watch T.V or play computer games. For entertainment members of the tribe gather to dance and sometimes sing.

Dear GR