The 12th Indigenous Games
In Cuiaba, in the center of Brazil, Carlos Terena organized the 12th Indigenous Games.
During 8 days, from November 9 to 16, 1500 indigenous participants from 48 Brazilian tribes took part in the "competition", an event that is more cultural than athletic since it celebrates old indigenous traditions and shows how they are preserved.
All come even if they don't speak the same language because they come to share a unique moment and to celebrate traditions.
Reina Mertero, from the Natura tribe said "despite that fact that our languages are different, that our skins vary, we're uniting here with one heart. That's the Indian way".
The games feature many events, but the favorite one is The Wild Tree-trunk Relay Race. It involves teams of 9 runners carrying a hundred kilo tree chunk on a 500 meters distance. This shows the strength and the speed of indigenous men but without real competition even if they earn "medals" made in natural items.
Sources : mobile.lemonde.fr/sport/video/
bigstory.ap.org/article/
www.daynews.com/lifestyle/
In Cuiaba, in the center of Brazil, Carlos Terena organized the 12th Indigenous Games.
During 8 days, from November 9 to 16, 1500 indigenous participants from 48 Brazilian tribes took part in the "competition", an event that is more cultural than athletic since it celebrates old indigenous traditions and shows how they are preserved.
All come even if they don't speak the same language because they come to share a unique moment and to celebrate traditions.
Reina Mertero, from the Natura tribe said "despite that fact that our languages are different, that our skins vary, we're uniting here with one heart. That's the Indian way".
The games feature many events, but the favorite one is The Wild Tree-trunk Relay Race. It involves teams of 9 runners carrying a hundred kilo tree chunk on a 500 meters distance. This shows the strength and the speed of indigenous men but without real competition even if they earn "medals" made in natural items.
Sources : mobile.lemonde.fr/sport/video/
bigstory.ap.org/article/
www.daynews.com/lifestyle/
Salomé
Les 12ème Jeux
Indigènes
A Cubaia, au centre du
Brésil, ont été organisés par Carlos Terena, les 12ème
Jeux Indigènes.
Pendant 8 jours, du 9 au
16 novembre, 1500 indigènes venus de 48 tribus brésiliennes ont participé à
cette "compétition".
C'est un évènement plus culturel qu’athlétique puisque ces jeux
célèbrent les traditions indigènes ancestrales et montrent combien
ils sont solidaires.
Tous viennent, même s’ils ne parlent pas la même langue,
tout simplement pour partager un moment unique et célébrer leur peuple et leurs
traditions.
Selon Reina Montero, de le tribu des Natura "bien que nous ne parlions pas la
même langue et que nous ayons une couleur de peau
différente, nous nous réunissons ici d’un seul cœur.
C'est la façon de penser des Indiens".
De nombreuses
épreuves sont au programme, mais la plus populaire est le relais de troncs d'arbre.
Elle oppose des équipes de 9 joueurs
qui doivent transporter un tronc d'arbre pesant cent kilo sur une
distance de 500 mètres.
Cet évènement montre la
force et la rapidité des hommes mais sans véritable compétition, même
s'ils gagnent une "médaille" fabriquée dans des matières
végétales.
Sources : http://www.lemonde.fr/sport/
http://news.yahoo.com/tribes-
www.daynews.com/lifestyle/
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www.daynews.com/lifestyle/
Salomé
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