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The Importance of Culture Preservation: How the Tembe People are Leading the Way

20 Giugno 2023

We thank God for all the efforts that indigenous people are making to preserve their culture. The Tembe people in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest celebrate their culture as an attempt to protect their tradition and language. According to the leader of the Tembe, Sergio Muti Tembe, many indigenous groups have lost their culture, tradition, and language. That is why they continue their traditions with a six-day celebration that prepares girls and boys for adulthood. The rituals allow teenagers to assume their roles as women and men in the community.