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1 TRIBES OF THE WORLD

2 Five tribes Māori Mursi Yanomami Mosuo Korowai

3 MĀORI PEOPLE

4 Māori background New Zealand Arrived there in 12 canoes
Similar to social class structure Iwi  Hapū  Whānau Democratic order

5 Māori culture Language Great concern to keep it alive
Raise awareness among the youngest Names keep their origin

6 Māori culture Art Tattooing (two main aims): Bone carving:
Signify status Attract opposite sex Bone carving: Ocean creatures Others Wood carving

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8 MURSI PEOPLE

9 Mursi background Localisation Work Diet

10 Mursi culture Language Lip plate (12 to 15 centimetres) Bride wealth
Prestige Body painting Ornaments Donga

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12 YANOMAMI PEOPLE

13 Yanomami background Amazone rainforest, between Venezuela and Brazil
Villages contain between 50 to 400 people They live in a common roof called shabono Polygenic Only about indigenous survive

14 Yanomami culture Language Rituals
Yanomaman language is unrelated to other South American indigenous languages Unknown origin Many variations and dialects Rituals Celebrate good harvest with big feasts. Lots of drinks, food, dancing and singing. Hallucinogenic drugs and endocannibalism

15 Yanomami culture Curiosities:
First menstruation symbolizes the beginning of womanhood As soon as the period begins, girls are married off Belief that menstrual blood is poisonous

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17 MOSUO PEOPLE

18 Mosuo background Matriarchal society Middle Ages Polyandry
Walking marriages

19 Mosuo culture Language “Come of age” ceremony Buddhism & Daba Death
Dogs

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21 KOROWAI PEOPLE

22 Korowai background Existence acknowledged in 1970’s
South east of Papua New Guinea Population around 3000 people Diet Cannibalism Larva insects, tree sap Good fishermen and cultivators

23 Korowai culture Language Way of life They don’t have a language per se
Imitate the sounds of birds Way of life Tree houses Escape from mosquitoes and other tribes’ attacks Clans of people

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25 Thank you for your attention!


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