for holding ritual flutes which are not allowed to be seen by women. Chiefs, decided by heredity, lead the Aweti villagers and serve as diplomats with other upper Xinguan groups. Currently, the chief of the Aweti is a man named Yalakumin. Inter-tribal trade and rituals among the people of the upper Xingu are common, with the Aweti trading goods such as vegetable salts and hammocks, made from Burití palm trees. The Huka-huka wrestling contest is a popular intertribal sport. Many tribe members from the upper Xinguan cultural groups also choose to find husbands or wives from other tribes. Language The Aweti language is a member of the Tupian language family, although it is unique and distinctive. Because of contact with outsiders, however, some Aweti tribal members can also speak Portuguese, the majority language of Brazil. Children are educated in Portuguese at an Aweti tribal school. In the new village created in the Aweti tribal area, many people, especially younger individuals, speak Kamayurá better than Aweti. All of the people in the new village speak at least one language other than Aweti. Subsistence The Aweti fish, hunt, and farm. Their primary crops are maize and manioc. Notes External links Aweti Aweti artwork, National Museum of the American Indian Xingu peoples Indigenous peoples in Brazil Indigenous peoples of the Amazon Hunter-gatherers of South America