Like Munduruku, countless indigenous peoples are raising their voices in arts, science and politics. This reality has recently begun to change. The stories in the novel are an "imagination and research exercise" about the lives of indigenous people who were living in these southern lands when Portuguese conquerors arrived in 1500, heralding an era of domination and exploitation that has thus far been primarily chronicled through white people's lens. It has not actually happened, but it could," says Daniel Munduruku in the book " O Karaíba: uma história pré-Brasil" ( The Karaíba: a story about pre-Brazil), one of 57 books written by the award-winning indigenous author. "Our agenda is necessary for the balance of life on the planet."
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