Arawak
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- noun
- /ˈærəˌwɑk/
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Arawak
- Neves feels Arawak cultures, both past and present, have much to teach us.
- Arawak culture
- Arawak myth
- Arawak village
Examples
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And here was abundant pre-Columbian evidence for Arawak occupation in the central Amazon.
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"But they incorporated themselves into the Arawak society and accepted their cultural ways," says Neves.
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So far we're doing a bad job of it, but perhaps the Arawak people can show us the way.
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Neves thinks the Arawak might have left another legacy for people living in the area today.
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Some of the tribes in the Upper Xingu River, though Arawak in culture, speak other languages.
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In modern Arawak societies, rituals marking major passages of life are still an important dimension of the culture.
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Arawak groups are also characterized by a clear distinction between chiefs and commoners.
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Neves thinks that Arawak culture, with its sedentary lifestyle, probably led to the evolution of the first chiefdoms in the Amazon.
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The Arawak people have rich traditions that date back centuries.
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Today, many Arawak communities continue to practice their ancestral customs.
Synonyms
A person from a native group in northeastern South America and the Caribbean
Surface Forms
Etymology
Arawak was the name early Caribbean people and European visitors used for a group of Indigenous people in northeastern South America and the islands; the people themselves often call their group Lokono, but 'Arawak' stuck. So, Arawak today refers to those Indigenous 'people'.