Activities
Some members of their tribe compete in bow and arrow competitions. Their bows are made out of peach palm, a special wood that comes from the amazon. They also make their arrows out of that wood but have feathers split in two to make the fletching, or the part of an arrow used to make it go further. These arrows are normally about 2 meters long (Smith). They also have games such as wrestling, where the hosts wrestle guests from other tribes, otherwise known as “egitsu” to the Kalapalos (Basso). About once a year they have “Jogos Indigenas” or Indigenous Games. These games for the natives are to similar extent of the Olympics. People from different tribes come together and compete against one another.
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