Strange Enemies: Indigenous Agency and Scenes of Encounters in Amazonia

by Aparecida Vilaça

Book Overview

In 1956, in the Brazilian state of Rond nia, a group of Wari' Indians had their first peaceful contact with whites: Protestant missionaries and officers from the national Indian Protection Service. On returning to their villages, the Wari' announced, "We touched their bodies " Meanwhile the whites reported to their own people that "the region's most warlike tribe has entered the pacification phase " Initially published in Brazil, Strange Enemies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822345730
• ISBN13: 9780822345732
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"