Kayapo: Out Of The Forest
Samantha Hass
Cultural Snapshot
Thursday May 3, 2012
Kayapo: Out of the Forest
The documentary Kayapo: Out of the Forest is about Kayapo tribes in Brazil. These tribes come together to unite against an architectural project that may take place on the Xingu River. This architectural project is the building of a dam. The Kayapo are very much against the project because the dam will end up flooding their land. In order to protest the dam, the Kayapo come out of the forest and go to Altamira to protest the dam along with several different tribes native of Brazil. The documentary shows political life with social order.
In tribal societies, such as the Kayapo, leadership tends not to be hereditary, but based of leadership skills and qualities. …show more content…
Our society gives equal chances of leadership to men and women, not just men. In addition, both cultures have modern tendencies. The Kayapo culture welcomes modern technology and are more high-tech than other cultures that live in forests. The Kayapo knew who Sting was and they used hospitals, used watches, used radios and they also wore modern clothing like shorts and dresses and T-shirts. Another difference is the political structure, the Kayapo have chiefs while our society has a President and then the president’s cabinet. The people of our society must obey the President and the new laws, but the Kayapo do not need to obey and listen to the chiefs because they do not hold much power over the people. There are similarities and differences between the two cultures, but what truly matters is how they utilize their political system to make it work for …show more content…
The President and his cabinet hold the leadership position in our society. In addition, men and women are equal in our society just like the Waorani, but there are exceptions. The men are considered the head of house and the majority of the time they are considered the breadwinners of the family and make the more important family decisions although the women of the house may put input into the making of the decisions. Also, some men are paid more in our society than women are paid.
Men and women have similar roles in our society as well as in the Waorani tribe. Men usually hunt more than women do, but in our society women hunt as well. In our society, when it comes to hunting, it is mostly for fun. Not many people kill for food because we can go to the grocery store for meat. Hunting is done for fun and for a sport.
Women usually grow and maintain the gardens and do the cooking. Women grow food for cooking in both cultures in
Cultural Snapshot
Thursday May 3, 2012
Kayapo: Out of the Forest
The documentary Kayapo: Out of the Forest is about Kayapo tribes in Brazil. These tribes come together to unite against an architectural project that may take place on the Xingu River. This architectural project is the building of a dam. The Kayapo are very much against the project because the dam will end up flooding their land. In order to protest the dam, the Kayapo come out of the forest and go to Altamira to protest the dam along with several different tribes native of Brazil. The documentary shows political life with social order.
In tribal societies, such as the Kayapo, leadership tends not to be hereditary, but based of leadership skills and qualities. …show more content…
Our society gives equal chances of leadership to men and women, not just men. In addition, both cultures have modern tendencies. The Kayapo culture welcomes modern technology and are more high-tech than other cultures that live in forests. The Kayapo knew who Sting was and they used hospitals, used watches, used radios and they also wore modern clothing like shorts and dresses and T-shirts. Another difference is the political structure, the Kayapo have chiefs while our society has a President and then the president’s cabinet. The people of our society must obey the President and the new laws, but the Kayapo do not need to obey and listen to the chiefs because they do not hold much power over the people. There are similarities and differences between the two cultures, but what truly matters is how they utilize their political system to make it work for …show more content…
The President and his cabinet hold the leadership position in our society. In addition, men and women are equal in our society just like the Waorani, but there are exceptions. The men are considered the head of house and the majority of the time they are considered the breadwinners of the family and make the more important family decisions although the women of the house may put input into the making of the decisions. Also, some men are paid more in our society than women are paid.
Men and women have similar roles in our society as well as in the Waorani tribe. Men usually hunt more than women do, but in our society women hunt as well. In our society, when it comes to hunting, it is mostly for fun. Not many people kill for food because we can go to the grocery store for meat. Hunting is done for fun and for a sport.
Women usually grow and maintain the gardens and do the cooking. Women grow food for cooking in both cultures in