Show pupils images (see Indigenous people of the rainforest PPT for more information).ĭiscuss the consequences of: cattle ranching, farming, logging, disease and road building on the lives of the Awa tribe (and also the lives of those undertaking these activities) as a class.Įxtension activity (the lesson can be extended into two lessons using the extension task): What factors may be affecting the lives of the Awa tribe? The teacher should draw the class back together to discuss the following questions: Using the information they have collected the pupils should create a short fact file about the lives of the tribe. Go to BBC website (Newspaper report about the Awa tribe). This task can be extended to include internet searches, if access to the internet is available in the lesson. Using the Indigenous people of the rainforest PPT and the Awa Tribe information page, the pupils should collect information about the lives of people in the Awa tribe. The teacher should explain that the pupils will be focusing on developing their knowledge and understanding of the Awa tribe who they were introduced to in the starter. In the main activity, the teacher should explain that the pupils are going to research and find out more information about the indigenous people of the Amazon. They have no association with the modern world and have no contact with it. What does the term, uncontacted tribe mean?Ī group of people who choose to live a traditional lifestyle. People who originate from a particular region or country who choose to remain living in their ancestral home. What is meant by the term, indigenous people? There are thought to be over 77 isolated groups living in the Amazon.įollowing the discussion, pose the question: Explain that uncontacted means that the tribes have no contact with the outside, modern world. See below for more detailedĮxplain that the film footage they watched was of the Awa tribe.Įxplain that the Awa tribe are an uncontacted tribe which live in the Amazon.īrazil is home to the highest number of uncontacted tribes in the world. How do you think they felt when they saw the plane filming them?Īt this point, develop a teacher-led discussion with the whole class. What do you think the lives of these people is like? Go to Youtube website and go to Survival International website for information about the Awa tribe.Īllow the pupils to watch this footage without interruption before posing the following questions: Who are the people that live in the Amazon?įollowing this, share the footage of the Awa tribe with the pupils. People of the Amazon), pose the following question:ĭoes anyone live in the Amazon rainforest? The pupils should be encouraged to discuss this question in pairs before reporting back to the classīulding on from the previous question (if the pupils have not already brought up the indigenous The lesson will begin with a question posed by the teacher:ĭo all people living in Brazil want to migrate/live in the urbanised areas? Go to Youtube website (video clip of a tribe in the Amazon Rainforest) Go to Survival International website (information about the Awa tribe) Go to BBC website (Newspaper report about the Awa tribe) To understand the threats facing the indigenous people of Brazil. To understand the similarities and differences between the lives of the indigenous people and other people living in Brazil. To develop a knowledge and understanding of the indigenous people of Brazil What are the threats facing the Awa tribe? What does the term ‘indigenous people’ mean? Pupils’ work should be displayed on the working wall following the lesson. Within this lesson, the working wall can be developed to include key vocabulary, terminology and definitions. The lesson also provides cross-curricular links to literacy by encouraging pupils to write at length. It is important when learning about Brazil, to understand that not all people choose to live in the urban environment and that the indigenous people play an important role in Brazil’s culture. The indigenous people of the Amazon rainforest
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