Tribes from 17 countries converge on Brazil for Indigenous Games

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/11/18/tribes-from-17-countries-converge-on-brazil-for-indigenous-games/



Leaving a cloud of dust in his wake, a burly warrior of a man rushes into view carrying a huge log on his shoulder.

His face painted and grimacing with the effort, he heaves it on to a teammate and keeps running as if his life depended on it as he chases a victory for his tribe in Brazil’s Indigenous Games.

Just as at any other major sports event, partisan fans look on anxiously, shaking their maracas furiously and belting out ancestral songs to cheer on their contestants.

Tawra and fellow members of his Kariri Xoco tribe dance around their colleague Tanawi to celebrate his participation in the bow and arrow — small matter that he lost.