Strange enemies : indigenous agency and scenes of encounters in Amazonia /

Vilaca, Aparecida, 1958-

Strange enemies : indigenous agency and scenes of encounters in Amazonia / Aparecida Vilaðca ; translated by David Rodgers. - Durham, NC : Duke University Press, c2010. - xvii, 370 p. : ill. map. ; 25 cm. - Latin American Studies / Anthropology The Cultures and Practice of Violence Series .

Originally published in Portuguese: Brazil : Editora UFRJ, 2006. Translation of: Quem somos nos.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-356) and index.

The foreigner -- The enemy -- The white enemy -- The white enemy -- The foreigner, the dead -- The enemy -- The brother-in-law -- The motives of the whites -- The widening river: contact with the OroNao of the whites -- The enemy says he's OroNao: contact with the OroWaram, OroWaramXijein, and OroMon -- The great expedition: contact with the OroNao', OroEo, and OroAt on the Negro and Ocaia rivers.

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Pakaasnovos Indians--History.
Pakaasnovos Indians--Social life and customs.
Indians of South America--Brazil.

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