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                              Mending Ways: The Canela Indians of Brazil

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         Topic                       Video                  Online Study Guide         Smithsonian Web Site
                           Films for the Humanities     http://www.films.com/Films   http://www.mnh.si.edu/ant
                                  and Sciences          _Home/MendingWaysGuid                hro/canela/
                          http://www.films.com/id/11             e.cfm?s=1
                          247/Mending_Ways_The_
                          Canela_Indians_of_Brazil.
                          htm

Women prepare food,       “…the women rule the                                       Daily Life, Cooking

sisterhood, p. 49         roosts in the domestic                                     (photo); Manioc Proc.

                          situation.”         32’ 27”

Circle of houses, p. 55   “…to keep the other people    p. 2, par. 2                 About Canela (photo)

                          happy.”             00’ 54”   OVERVIEW, semi-circular

Legal payment to          “The payment of a             p. 5, par. 3; p. 6, par. 3   About Canela, paragraph

keep peace not            horse…satisfied…”             MENDING WAYS,                13

justice, p. 65            21” 40”                       mending them, internal

                                                        peace, resolve problems

                                                        p. 7, par. 1

Ear-piercing rite, p.     “A boy learns obedience       p. 5. par. 4                 Rituals, Body Adorn.

68                        through ear-piercing.”        MENDING WAYS
25’ 06”   Earlobe piercing
Live for group, share    “They lived for the tribe,      p. 2, par. 4; p. 5, par. 1    About Canela, paragraph

sex extramaritally 110   for the survival…”              OVERVIEW, MENDING             12

                         0’ 47”                          her body, creating joy

                                                         p. 8, par. 3; p.10, par 2

                                                         SEX SYSTEM, cultural

                                                         support, every night

Log racing, p. 13        “A festival day…starts          p. 6, par. 2                  About Canela (photos)

                         with a log race.”               MENDING WAYS,

                         9’ 36”; 36’ 10”                 bonding device

Death and mourning,      “…death of my own

70                       niece…”               15’ 42”

Elders in plaza, p.104   “…before the entire             p. 6, par. 4                  Daily Life, Plaza Gathering

                         council of elders…”             MENDING WAYS, elders

                         5’ 45”                          meet

Ecology, farms, p. 57    “…expanded into                 p. 3, par. 3; p. 4. par 3     Daily Life, 7-9 am

                         large…farming.”       43’ 00”   HISTORY, various crops,

                                                         sufficient surpluses

Demise of extra-         “Yes…the custom has been        p. 10–12                      About Canela, last

marital sex system, p    lost.”                          LOSS…, almost lost            paragraph

110–114                  43’ 56”

Facsimile warriors       “In this sacred

singing, 74              festival…retreat…”       37’

                         05”

Mediation is the true    “Leadership mends through       p. 5; par. 3; p. 8, par. 1    About Canela, paragraph

way of life, p.74        compromise.”                    MENDING WAYS, to              13

                         39’ 05”                         repair, non-confrontational

                                                         p. 12, par. 5
                                                         LOSS…, resolve their

Hunter’s meat shared,    “…distribute meat to all        p. 2, par. 4            About Canela, par.12

sharing for survival     households in the tribe.”       OVERVIEW, welfare of

76                       32’ 59”

Shamanism, p.78–79       “So a shaman is bound to

                         be off on his own.”

                         8’ 20”

Keeping out              “Once the black paint is on,

pollutants, purifying    he is shielded.”

body, p. 79              27’ 15”

Curing ceremony,         “When a person is… sick,

p.79                     the soul...”           8’ 15”

Younger Thunder =        “Raimundo Roberto

Raimundo Roberto =       became Bill Crocker’s

ceremonial chief, p.     most helpful guide.” 6’ 30”

36                       MENDING WAYS [>>>]

Trials, hearings, p.     “The village elders…                                    About Canela, par. 13

105                      resolve this …”

Ceremonial Chief         “The day starts with a          p. 7, par. 3

day, sideways dance,     dance line, snaking             MENDING WAYS, social

p. 90                    around…”              18’ 01”   respect

Learning restrictions,   “These initiates have just

Warriors’ festival, p.   emerged from a long

85                       period of learning.” 26’ 44”

Wild Boar day,           “…black paint serves as a       p. 6, par. 1

women return painted,    memento of the liason.”         MENDING, paints

p. 97                    34’ 12”                         represent

                                                         p. 9, par. 2 LOSS...,
                                                        extramarital event

Pedro’s defiance, 98      “…I saw my wife and got

                          jealous.”           19’ 20”

Sequential sex for less   “…the women have to           p. 2, para. 3

able men, bonding,        yield…an honorable            OVERVIEW, especially

109                       custom.”           18’ 40”    known

Views of savannahs,       “Too become a man one                                   About Canela, log rac.

20                        must become a hunter.”

Hunting,                  28’ 45”

Formal Friendship, 60     “Formal Friends transform     p. 7, par. 4–6            Festivals, Pepyê

                          pain…”             12’ 30”    MENDING WAYS,

                                                        mending device

Crocker in field, 36,     “Bill Crocker first came to   p. 12, par. 1; p. 13–16   Smithsonian Research

67                        study…”              5’ 04”   LOSS…, Yomtam unusual

                                                        FIELD WORK , why did

                                                        you go

Waterfall, p. 49, 64      “…he led me to his family     p. 15, par. 4

                          house…”               6’14”   FIELD WORK, sister

                                                        Waterfall

Relaxed-one, 110,         “These days we all need

118                       money…”             43’ 20”

Yomtam, p. 114,           “Yes, I liked the men …so     p. 12, par. 1

cover                     many…”               7’ 40”   LOSS…, women liked it

Carampei, p. 118–120      “Carampei…runs with the                                 Smithsonian Research, The

                          pack.”               8’ 49”                             Making of “Mending

                                                                                  Ways”