Yaguare Yama

Yaguare Yama (born October 3, 1973 in Manaus , Amazonas state ) is a Brazilian writer of indigenous origin.

Life

Yaguare Yama lived in São Paulo for a long time and returned to the Amazon in 2004. Today he lives in Parintins . His father comes from the indigenous people of Sateré-Mawé , his mother from the Maragua people . He speaks Portuguese, French, and the indigenous languages Maragua and Nheengatu . He is a writer and geography teacher .

Literary work

So far he has published over 20 books in Brazil. Many are in the field of children's and youth literature and tell the old myths, legends and stories of his people, but also those of other indigenous peoples, as they have been told since prehistoric times. Sehaypori is the sacred writing of the Sateré-Mawé people, which was initially laid down in the Puratig, the sacred oar. The book Puratig is the sacred scripture of Sateré-Mawé in a version for children and young people.

Works

• A Arvore da Carne, Tordeselinhas, ISBN 8564406330
• Murugawa, Wmf Martin Fontes, ISBN 8560156496
• Puratig, 2001, Peiropolis, ISBN 8585663634
• Coçador de Historias, 2004, Martins Editora, ISBN 8533620438
• Urotopiag, 2005, IBRASA, ISBN 8534802491
• Totem do Rio Kawera, Imperial Novomilenio, ISBN 8599868667
• Sehaypori, 2007, Peiropolis, ISBN 8575960776
• Wirapurs e Muiraquitas
• Falando Tupi, 2012, Editora Pallas, ISBN 9788534704830
• Origem da Beija Flor, Peiropolis, ISBN 9788575962466
• Curumim e Canu, 2013
• Pequenas Guereiros, 2013, FTD publishing house

Web links

• Author's website at Editora Pallas (Portuguese)
• Program announcement of the children's and youth book fair Flipinha 2013 (Portuguese)
• Report in Valor on the participation of Yaguare Yama and other indigenous writers in the FNLIJ 2013 Book Fairs (Portuguese)
• Books by Yaguare Yama in the Worldcat library catalog