Indigenous Peoples’ Crossword Puzzle: The Matsés

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Across
  1. 3. the sweet plantain beverage of Matsé cuisine
  2. 5. the world’s largest tropical rainforest, home to the Matsé people
  3. 6. The Matsés live in the forests of this country, the official language of which is Portuguese.
  4. 9. These and meat are a major source of income for the Matsés.
  5. 11. Many speakers of the Matsé language today are bilingual in this language.
  6. 12. the word which describes this people as “native”
  7. 13. the practice of collecting wild plants for food or medicinal purposes used by the Matsés
  8. 16. the person in the Matsé culture regarded as having access to, and influence in, the world of good and evil spirits; performs many healing rituals
  9. 17. the custom of having more than one spouse at a time, practice by the Matsés
  10. 19. the illegal practice of killing and trafficking wildlife which has encroached upon the Matsés’ peaceful existence in recent years
Down
  1. 1. supernatural beings which are a part of the Matsé animist worldview
  2. 2. the people’s most popular weapon choice
  3. 4. the illegal practice of harvesting timber which has encroached upon the Matsés’ peaceful existence in recent years
  4. 6. Before the bow-and-arrow was popularized, this was the Matsé weapon of choice.
  5. 7. The word “Matsé” means this in the Matsé language.
  6. 8. The Matsés live in the forests of this country; once also home to the Inca
  7. 10. the worldview of the Matsés, defining no distinction between the physical and spiritual worlds
  8. 14. the practice of killing wild animals for food used by the Matsés
  9. 15. the alternative name generally used to refer to this people in Brazil
  10. 18. the practice of healing well-mastered by the Matsés