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Bullet ants ritual takes on a new meaning as threats to Amazon indigenous lands grow

To steel themselves against the challenges posed by invading outsiders, and to create unity among their tribal groups, Sateré young men participate in a ritual known as Waumat, in which they endure the painful bites of stinging ants, which have been woven into a glove. Feeling especially challenged today by the anti-indigenous rhetoric and policies of the rightist Bolsonaro administration, the Sateré are also renewing their commitment to active resistance through dances and songs that celebrate myths, past wars, victories, losses, and terrible exploitation by the colonial Portuguese. Watch our other videos on the Sateré-Mawé: Sateré-Mawé return to their ancestral lands in the Amazon and face invaders    • Sateré-Mawé return to their ancestral land...   Benito, a young Sateré indigenous man, shares his experiences with racism in Brazil    • Benito, a young Sateré indigenous man, sha...   Learn more at mongabay.com