Orlando Villas-Bôas, a renowned advocate for indigenous rights in Brazil, provides a unique insight into indigenous society that are very reminiscent of nomadic groups of hunter-gatherers. In an interview, he described indigenous society as follows:
"An Indian is very different from what I thought when I was a child, once Brazilian society saw the Indian as someone who walked around killing people in the jungle. In fact, we found a stable and peaceful society. A society where no one rules over anyone else. Where the elder owns the history. The Indian owns the village. The child owns the world. In over forty years, I have never seen a mother scold her daughter or a father slap his son. I have never seen a father and mother say no to a child. The child is free. In our society, we have no resemblance at all in the way creatures treat each other as the Indians do among themselves. I have never seen an Indian fight with another. I have never seen an Indian argue with another. I have never seen a husband fight with his wife. None of that happens. These are norms and behaviors of a highly peaceful society." (Villas Boas, 2023, start at 14:20) [3].
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