Yaokwa, the Enawene Nawe people's ritual for the maintenance of social and cosmic order

UNESCO -World Heritage List2011

Observatory of the Portuguese Language

Observatory of the Portuguese Language
Lisboa, Portugal

The Enawene Nawe people live in the basin of the Juruena River in the southern Amazon rainforest. They perform the Yaokwa ritual every year during the drought period to honour the Yakairiti spirits, thereby ensuring cosmic and social order for the different clans.

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  • Title: Yaokwa, the Enawene Nawe people's ritual for the maintenance of social and cosmic order
  • Creator: UNESCO -World Heritage List
  • Date Created: 2011
  • Location: Internet
  • Type: Video
  • Rights: UNESCO
Observatory of the Portuguese Language

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