News of this people
- Rollemberg cobra do governo mais diálogo com os índios
20/08/2012 - Festival da cultura indígena acontece em abril
21/03/2012 - A Voice in the Wilderness
31/12/2011
Kisêdjê
- Other names
Suyá - Where they are
MT - How many
330 (Unifesp, 2010) - Linguistic family
Jê
Introduction
The Kĩsêdjê are the only group of the Gê language family in the Xingu Indigenous Park. But since their arrival in the region (probably in the second half of the 19th century), because of contact with other Xingu groups and, primarily, with those of the so-called "cultural area of the Upper Xingu," they have adopted many new customs and technologies. In spite of this, they never abandoned their cultural singularity. Among the principal features of this are a particular style of singing in rituals, an expression of individuality, and of a way of being in Kĩsêdjê society. Until a few decades ago, another distinguishing feature of the group was the large lip discs and ear discs that more than simply being ornaments pointed toward the importance of speaking, singing, and listening among members of this group.
