RAINFOREST AMERINDIANS Rainforest Amerindians live in Brazil. They live a very basic life and have very little contact with white people. By Nicole Shields

Food  Food is usually provided by the forest and agriculture and the rest is from hunting and fishing.  There are not many pure hunters left in the Amerindian culture.  Amerindian families share food and tasks all the time.  Food is usually provided by the forest and agriculture and the rest is from hunting and fishing.  There are not many pure hunters left in the Amerindian culture.  Amerindian families share food and tasks all the time.

Life / Some people live in communities whereas some live with just a few families. / Different face and body paint and decorations also tell different peoples and their age. / There are around 500 different Amerindian nations. / Amerindians are experts at using the forest and lands surrounding them. / Some people live in communities whereas some live with just a few families. / Different face and body paint and decorations also tell different peoples and their age. / There are around 500 different Amerindian nations. / Amerindians are experts at using the forest and lands surrounding them.

Traditions / Customs / Amerindians don’t find being naked weird. / Today almost no Amerindians live in the traditional ways. / Amerindians don’t find being naked weird. / Today almost no Amerindians live in the traditional ways.

/ The most important idea of Amerindians life is to share the forest with the animals. / Most groups believe their ancestors were turned into familiar animals or rocks and stars. / Amerindians believe that you can’t take anything from the forest with out making up for it in some way. / The most important idea of Amerindians life is to share the forest with the animals. / Most groups believe their ancestors were turned into familiar animals or rocks and stars. / Amerindians believe that you can’t take anything from the forest with out making up for it in some way. Beliefs

History of the Amerindians and the Europeans / Europeans came to Brazil in the 1600’s. / Amerindians came from Asia. / Europeans came to Brazil in the 1600’s. / Amerindians came from Asia.

Rainforest Amerindian Concerns / Since Europeans came to Brazil Amerindians have been victims of greed and misunderstanding. / 15 million Amerindians were living in the Amazon before Europeans came. / With in 50 years 90% of Amerindians died of European diseases. / Since Europeans came to Brazil Amerindians have been victims of greed and misunderstanding. / 15 million Amerindians were living in the Amazon before Europeans came. / With in 50 years 90% of Amerindians died of European diseases.

Rainforest Amerindian Concerns continued / Amerindians were thought of and treated as no more than an animals. / When the Rainforest started to be cut down Europeans planted sugar canes there, and made the Amerindians slaves. / As you have seen Amerindians got treated pretty badly,and if you think about it the Maori got off pretty lightly with only a war. / Amerindians were thought of and treated as no more than an animals. / When the Rainforest started to be cut down Europeans planted sugar canes there, and made the Amerindians slaves. / As you have seen Amerindians got treated pretty badly,and if you think about it the Maori got off pretty lightly with only a war.

Amerindians Concerns continued / Business people do not think of the forest as “alive “ like the Amerindians do. Which is causing the forest to get cut down.

My Opinion I think that people need to put a stop to cutting down the forest because the that’s where the Amerindians live. They aren’t doing any harm to anything or anyone, they are perfectly fine doing what they are doing. The business people need to find a different trade. I think that people need to put a stop to cutting down the forest because the that’s where the Amerindians live. They aren’t doing any harm to anything or anyone, they are perfectly fine doing what they are doing. The business people need to find a different trade.