1. the kayapo
Each village contains a specialist in soils, plants, animals, crops, medicines, and rituals (http://agroforestry.net/overstory/overstory34). ... They pay close attention to specific plants and animals occurring in a particular ecological zone. They have an acute knowledge of animal behavior and are even aware of which plants are associated with each specific wild animal. ... Along with being connoisseurs of their ecosystems the Kayapo are very involved with art using it to distinguish some gender roles along with rights of passage through body painting, piercing, and different hairstyles. ... ...
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