The Indian of the Hole

Ivaneide Bandeira and other Kanindé officials have been monitoring nearby Indian of the Hole for years. In this photo we have a "wait" made by the indigenous for hunting. The person constructs a structure to stay above the ground and, therefore, outside the line of sight of certain animals.

All kinds of clues or details are important in locating isolated Indians. Here remains were found from a campfire used to prepare a bird called mutum.

"We found traces always on the right bank of the trench (broken) and right of Corumbiara. They were recent breaks of about a week." Ivaneide Bandeira ("Neidinha") Field Diary

“Quebrada” that signals the passage of someone. The same can also be done by animals, however, in this case marks of teeth would be found.

Amidst the searches for the Indian of the Hole, another group was found, the Kanoê people. The contact was made in 1995 and they were near the river Omerê, a tributary of Corumbiara. The Kanoê people had also been massacred by the white man, however, not only they accept the presence of the non-Indian, but they also helped to search for vestiges of the Indian of the Hole.

The presence of the Kanoê people in the expeditions to look for the Indian of the Hole was fundamental because they already had great knowledge of the forest and the region.

Still during the searches for the Indian of the Hole, another ethnic group was found, the Akun'su (or Akuntsu). The people were in the same region and the contact was made in 1995.

Akun'su

The Kanindé team indeed locate where the Indian of the Hole was, which was essential to prove his existence and ensure their protection. However, it was decided not to make contact in order to preserve him, since the records made were sufficient to obtain the defense of the land.