Strange enemies : indigenous agency and scenes of encounters in Amazonia

Publication Data

• Title Strange enemies : indigenous agency and scenes of encounters in Amazonia
• Alternative Title Quem somos nós. English
• Author Aparecida Vilaça
• Publisher Duke University Press
• Publication date 2010
• Publication location Durham, N.C.
• Language English

Descriptive Notes

Originally published in Portuguese: Brazil : Editora UFRJ, 2006.

Contents

The foreigner
The enemy
The white enemy
The white enemy
The foreigner, the dead
The enemy
The brother-in-law
The motives of the whites
The widening river: contact with the OroNao of the whites
The enemy says he's OroNao: contact with the OroWaram, OroWaramXijein, and OroMon
The great expedition: contact with the OroNao', OroEo, and OroAt on the Negro and Ocaia rivers.

Topics

• Pakaasnovos Indians :: History
• Pakaasnovos Indians :: Social life and customs
• Indians of South America :: Brazil

Strange enemies : indigenous agency and scenes of encounters in Amazonia by Aparecida Vilaça. ISBN 9780822345732. Published by Duke University Press in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.