Documentation of Amazonian Oral Traditions

$100.7K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Brazil
Start Date	Jan 12, 2008
End Date	Nov 09, 2012
Duration	1,763 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77050-48`

Grant Description

To document five endangered indigenous Amazonian languages from three distinct families and cultures and collect stories, legends, personal histories, and descriptions of modern life. The five languages are representative of the languages and cultures of the Amazon River basin and its watershed areas.

The project includes CDs and DVDs documenting each ethnic group.