Amazon Telegraph - News from your Jungle
Your Author: DaGolem
Today:
a visit at the camp of the Xoco
Many mysteries rank around that tribe which is settled at the very north of the Amazon River. Stories about vanishing men and salacious parties. Your intrepid reporter has spared no expense and effort to get his own picture of the conditions in this camp. Find here the transcript of the interview and judge yourself!
[09:45:16] DaGolem walks up into the camp and looks around, curiously
[09:46:24] Khaing Zar: turns at the sound of twigs cracking underfloor and sees the strange looking man who was making notes at landing a day or two ago.
[09:46:51] DaGolem recognizes the woman as well again and smiles friendly "Hello .. Chieftess it is, yes?
[09:47:30] Khaing Zar: It is, I'm Chieftess Khaing of the Xoco. Can we help you?
[09:48:35] DaGolem makes a small bow as salutation "i am honoured to meet you. i am Golem. Ambassador of the monks and Campaigner.. i am here on a mission as i was asked to write about important people of the Jungle. and the tribe of the xoco with their chieftess is on my list.
[09:48:53] Khaing Zar: nods
[09:49:08] Khaing Zar: Then umm... you're welcome.
[09:49:42] Khaing Zar: We have never met any monks, so it is interesting to meet an ambassador from them.
[09:50:40] DaGolem nods and steps closer, getting a pen and a notebook ready to scribble down "oh, you have not? yes, they keep to themselves mostly and play with the seekers" then starts to take notes "so, Chieftess, how would you describe the xoco? what is special about your tribe, sets you apart from other tribes?
[09:51:34] Khaing Zar: Come and sit with us.
[09:52:00] DaGolem follows "gladly
[09:52:02] Khaing Zar: But why do you wish to know about us?
[09:52:48] DaGolem: because, like i mentioned before, i am here to write anything important about the jungle. now if you would say the xoco are not important then i would apologize and leave.
[09:53:24] Khaing Zar: laughs, "The Xoco are very important!"
[09:53:48] DaGolem nods and scribbles down, mumbling "very important
[09:54:06] Khaing Zar: Well, the tribe has a long history...from escaped slaves taken from various locations in 16th century.
[09:54:49] Khaing Zar: A group of females escaped a Portuguese or Spanish ship in a storm and made mainland in northern Brazil
[09:55:31] DaGolem pays close attention, writes, repeats fragments mumbled "slaves, 16th century.. northern Brazil.. " then looks up "ah yes." and then continues writing as you keep telling the story
[09:55:49] Khaing Zar: There were elements of ancient tribal traditions amongst them
[09:56:22] Khaing Zar: And they have remained intact across 500 years.
[09:56:57] DaGolem nods "500 years ..." flips a new blank page open on the notebook and keeps writing
[09:57:28] DaGolem then looks over the camp and back at the Chieftess "the xoco is a tribe with females only?
[09:57:52] Khaing Zar: We ermm... have our own gods that we worship...
[09:59:03] Khaing Zar: Most of the males drowned in the storm...and because the women were taken as slaves my men, they developed an animosity towards males...and though the tribe has grown, it's remained female
[09:59:53] Khaing Zar: Our chief Goddess is Lua mãe (0r Mama Quilla)
[10:00:19] Lilly (Ooydor) whispers: i have never seen a helmet like that stranger wears
[10:01:14] Khaing Zar: She is a Goddess for females and is of the Moon. But But we also worship her brother, Irmão sol - who is of the Sun (Inti)
[10:01:20] DaGolem jots down "own Gods " and adds "remained female, Mama Quilla" and smiles briefly at the woman who was wondering about his hat - then chews the pen, thinking, and then looks curious "how do you multiply then? if you are only females?
[10:02:13] Khaing Zar: Ahh. In the 21st century, tribal attitudes have changed towards men.
[10:03:08] Khaing Zar: These days, we do not question the sexual orientation of our sisters and some like men. Though we do not allow sex or flirtation with males in our village
[10:03:59] Khaing Zar: We also capture sisters who are lost or distressed in the jungles. Also natives come to us from ravaged or destroyed tribes.
[10:05:04] DaGolem scribbles, flips to another blank page as two have already been filled, and jots down as the Chieftess talks "sleeping around is allowed... gives home to homeless natives... " and muses "so if one of your tribe members is pregnant they keep the baby - however - what if the baby is male?"
[10:05:35] Khaing Zar: We have a variety of ceremonies for birth blessings, marriages, tribal initiations and the solstice celebrations. Also including the Toré (the long dance), which includes dancing, body painting and singing. The Toré is a communal healing ritual that leaves us with feelings of euphoria and happiness that lasts for days.
[10:06:37] Khaing Zar: We do not keep male children, fortunately they are few. In the early days, they would be sacrificed to Lua Mãe
[10:07:17] Khaing Zar: Now we give them to other tribes or the mother chooses to leave us with her baby
[10:08:17] Khaing Zar: We like to give males to the Tapirape Tribe - it helps their tribe to grow and the mother can visit frequently, as they're just across the river.
[10:08:40] DaGolem nods, writes down and mumbles "Toré , body painting, healing ritual... " and is focussed on taking notes, adding then "male babies were sacrificed" and does not show any reaction to those statements "mothers of male babies are sent away..." and flips the full page over, continues writing "Chieftess, there is a story going around that so called Priestesses kidnap babies - and make them pray to stones. what do you know about this?
[10:11:13] Khaing Zar: Only that there is clearly trouble between two groups we are a little wary of in Amazon, the priestesses and the seekers. We prefer to remain independent of them, though we have grown friendly with Priestess B'Neh and eleven of us danced at her marriage to Chief Maccus, who is well-known to us.
[10:12:13] Khaing Zar: Three seekers came to several of us, to make accusations the Priestess B'Neh and perhaps others of her sisters were stealing native babies and robbing natives of their gold
[10:12:29] DaGolem writes all that down as well, with no reaction and a neutral face, listening with interest
[10:13:22] Khaing Zar: We decided, together with other tribes to form a force to discover the truth and to promote indigenous rights against any who would encroach on them.strong political
[10:14:46] Khaing Zar: We are intended to hold a tribal court of enquiry, with representatives of the tribes in the union, Maska, Tapi, Xoco, Tocana Nation, Reni Tribe and the Pacari.
[10:15:54] Khaing Zar: Priestess has reluctantly agreed to attend, her husband is naturally unhappy. But we accuse no-one of anything, merely wish to establish the truth.
[10:17:12] DaGolem nods, mumbles as he writes "promote indigenous rights.. " and then takes note of all the tribes mentioned, "husband naturally unhappy" and looks again curious "now, Chieftess, i have a different question. there is word that the xoco attack men when they enter the camp. is that true? i have so far enjoyed a warm welcome, so i am wondering of that part is a tale
[10:17:20] Khaing Zar: Our union is called: the FPN, or Federação de Populações Nativas - Federation of Native Populations
[10:19:46] Khaing Zar: laughs, "Well, we do not encourage males to visit us, but if they are polite and do not carry weapons, we tolerate them. If they bring gifts such as fruit or meat, well and good. If they are hostile of wave weapons - male or female we will capture them and hold them for questioning.
[10:21:13] Khaing Zar: Exceptions are that we welcome Tapi males as they're our close allies and we allow Merc males to walk through our village, as they're immediate neighbours and we're friendly with their leaders. Also we invite everyone, male or female to our Friday long dances
[10:21:54] DaGolem nods "FPN.. " spells that out then while he writes it down he listens to more from the Chieftess, taking notes, acknowledging those who arrived with a brief nod as his attention is on Khaing and his notebook "So, Friday males are safe here, other days not so?
[10:23:53] Khaing Zar: It depends on male behaviour. Some are like bears seeking honey and may be a nuisance, others are openly hostile. One is a pizza delivery man who says we keep ordering pizzas...excuses to visit us to stare at my sisters
[10:25:06] Khaing Zar: You might have noticed that as the FPN movement grows natives are holding protest demos at different places in Amazon. There was one earlier at landing.
[10:25:25] DaGolem nods and writes down "Pizza" then adds "protests, FPN" and mumbles some more, then looks up again "very interesting. however Chieftess, now i have another question to a different topic. what would you tell a female native who aspired to join your tribe?
[10:26:59] Khaing Zar: nods and smiles at Honey. I think you confronted a priestess?
[10:27:49] Khaing Zar: Hmmm recruitment is an issue our tribal council has discussed recently and we're in the process of revising our rules.
[10:28:23] DaGolem looks at Khaing, drawing then an idle pattern on the page of his notebook as he waits for the answer "i see. but what would you like to see in a native, basic things?
[10:28:28] Khaing Zar: We're a large tribe and we do not at present need more sisters, unless they have very specific skills that we need.
[10:30:15] DaGolem draws more idle patterns "so you wish me to note for our readers that you do not recruit at this point in time, Chieftess?
[10:30:38] Khaing Zar: We ask them why they have an interest in Xoco,
[10:33:09] Khaing Zar: what skills they have to offer and ask them to visit other tribes to learn what is on offer in Amazon. If they return to us , they are given full information about the tribe, are asked to spend time getting to know us. If then my sisters like them, we may admit them as novas (new sisters) if they're native. If not , we may accept then as captives, though we may be gentle with those who may have been previously abused.
[10:33:31] Khaing Zar: We are thinking of halting recruitment altogether for a while
[10:35:43] DaGolem nods and writes "visit other tribes, novas.. sisters... " then looks up and stands "thank you Chieftess, this concludes my interview for today. i learned a lot. May i take a picture of you for our readers?
[10:36:20] Khaing Zar: Of course
[10:36:36] Khaing Zar: I'm just tidying my hair a bit
[10:36:59] DaGolem gets his camera ready and aims with it at the chieftess "ready when you are
[10:37:12] Khaing Zar: OK
[10:38:56] DaGolem takes a snapshot and bows then thank you very much , Chieftess
[10:39:50] Khaing Zar: You are welcome, Golem
[10:39:59] DaGolem smiles "you have a good day, Chieftess, and all of your tribe as well" turns to go
[10:40:07] Lilly: watches as stranger walks away .... funny clothing he wears, huh?
[10:40:08] Khaing Zar: smiles
Today:
a visit at the camp of the Xoco
Many mysteries rank around that tribe which is settled at the very north of the Amazon River. Stories about vanishing men and salacious parties. Your intrepid reporter has spared no expense and effort to get his own picture of the conditions in this camp. Find here the transcript of the interview and judge yourself!
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| The chieftess (click to enlarge) |
[09:45:16] DaGolem walks up into the camp and looks around, curiously
[09:46:24] Khaing Zar: turns at the sound of twigs cracking underfloor and sees the strange looking man who was making notes at landing a day or two ago.
[09:46:51] DaGolem recognizes the woman as well again and smiles friendly "Hello .. Chieftess it is, yes?
[09:47:30] Khaing Zar: It is, I'm Chieftess Khaing of the Xoco. Can we help you?
[09:48:35] DaGolem makes a small bow as salutation "i am honoured to meet you. i am Golem. Ambassador of the monks and Campaigner.. i am here on a mission as i was asked to write about important people of the Jungle. and the tribe of the xoco with their chieftess is on my list.
[09:48:53] Khaing Zar: nods
[09:49:08] Khaing Zar: Then umm... you're welcome.
[09:49:42] Khaing Zar: We have never met any monks, so it is interesting to meet an ambassador from them.
[09:50:40] DaGolem nods and steps closer, getting a pen and a notebook ready to scribble down "oh, you have not? yes, they keep to themselves mostly and play with the seekers" then starts to take notes "so, Chieftess, how would you describe the xoco? what is special about your tribe, sets you apart from other tribes?
[09:51:34] Khaing Zar: Come and sit with us.
[09:52:00] DaGolem follows "gladly
[09:52:02] Khaing Zar: But why do you wish to know about us?
[09:52:48] DaGolem: because, like i mentioned before, i am here to write anything important about the jungle. now if you would say the xoco are not important then i would apologize and leave.
[09:53:24] Khaing Zar: laughs, "The Xoco are very important!"
[09:53:48] DaGolem nods and scribbles down, mumbling "very important
[09:54:06] Khaing Zar: Well, the tribe has a long history...from escaped slaves taken from various locations in 16th century.
[09:54:49] Khaing Zar: A group of females escaped a Portuguese or Spanish ship in a storm and made mainland in northern Brazil
[09:55:31] DaGolem pays close attention, writes, repeats fragments mumbled "slaves, 16th century.. northern Brazil.. " then looks up "ah yes." and then continues writing as you keep telling the story
[09:55:49] Khaing Zar: There were elements of ancient tribal traditions amongst them
[09:56:22] Khaing Zar: And they have remained intact across 500 years.
[09:56:57] DaGolem nods "500 years ..." flips a new blank page open on the notebook and keeps writing
[09:57:28] DaGolem then looks over the camp and back at the Chieftess "the xoco is a tribe with females only?
[09:57:52] Khaing Zar: We ermm... have our own gods that we worship...
[09:59:03] Khaing Zar: Most of the males drowned in the storm...and because the women were taken as slaves my men, they developed an animosity towards males...and though the tribe has grown, it's remained female
[09:59:53] Khaing Zar: Our chief Goddess is Lua mãe (0r Mama Quilla)
[10:00:19] Lilly (Ooydor) whispers: i have never seen a helmet like that stranger wears
[10:01:14] Khaing Zar: She is a Goddess for females and is of the Moon. But But we also worship her brother, Irmão sol - who is of the Sun (Inti)
[10:01:20] DaGolem jots down "own Gods " and adds "remained female, Mama Quilla" and smiles briefly at the woman who was wondering about his hat - then chews the pen, thinking, and then looks curious "how do you multiply then? if you are only females?
[10:02:13] Khaing Zar: Ahh. In the 21st century, tribal attitudes have changed towards men.
[10:03:08] Khaing Zar: These days, we do not question the sexual orientation of our sisters and some like men. Though we do not allow sex or flirtation with males in our village
[10:03:59] Khaing Zar: We also capture sisters who are lost or distressed in the jungles. Also natives come to us from ravaged or destroyed tribes.
[10:05:04] DaGolem scribbles, flips to another blank page as two have already been filled, and jots down as the Chieftess talks "sleeping around is allowed... gives home to homeless natives... " and muses "so if one of your tribe members is pregnant they keep the baby - however - what if the baby is male?"
[10:05:35] Khaing Zar: We have a variety of ceremonies for birth blessings, marriages, tribal initiations and the solstice celebrations. Also including the Toré (the long dance), which includes dancing, body painting and singing. The Toré is a communal healing ritual that leaves us with feelings of euphoria and happiness that lasts for days.
[10:06:37] Khaing Zar: We do not keep male children, fortunately they are few. In the early days, they would be sacrificed to Lua Mãe
[10:07:17] Khaing Zar: Now we give them to other tribes or the mother chooses to leave us with her baby
[10:08:17] Khaing Zar: We like to give males to the Tapirape Tribe - it helps their tribe to grow and the mother can visit frequently, as they're just across the river.
[10:08:40] DaGolem nods, writes down and mumbles "Toré , body painting, healing ritual... " and is focussed on taking notes, adding then "male babies were sacrificed" and does not show any reaction to those statements "mothers of male babies are sent away..." and flips the full page over, continues writing "Chieftess, there is a story going around that so called Priestesses kidnap babies - and make them pray to stones. what do you know about this?
[10:11:13] Khaing Zar: Only that there is clearly trouble between two groups we are a little wary of in Amazon, the priestesses and the seekers. We prefer to remain independent of them, though we have grown friendly with Priestess B'Neh and eleven of us danced at her marriage to Chief Maccus, who is well-known to us.
[10:12:13] Khaing Zar: Three seekers came to several of us, to make accusations the Priestess B'Neh and perhaps others of her sisters were stealing native babies and robbing natives of their gold
[10:12:29] DaGolem writes all that down as well, with no reaction and a neutral face, listening with interest
[10:13:22] Khaing Zar: We decided, together with other tribes to form a force to discover the truth and to promote indigenous rights against any who would encroach on them.strong political
[10:14:46] Khaing Zar: We are intended to hold a tribal court of enquiry, with representatives of the tribes in the union, Maska, Tapi, Xoco, Tocana Nation, Reni Tribe and the Pacari.
[10:15:54] Khaing Zar: Priestess has reluctantly agreed to attend, her husband is naturally unhappy. But we accuse no-one of anything, merely wish to establish the truth.
[10:17:12] DaGolem nods, mumbles as he writes "promote indigenous rights.. " and then takes note of all the tribes mentioned, "husband naturally unhappy" and looks again curious "now, Chieftess, i have a different question. there is word that the xoco attack men when they enter the camp. is that true? i have so far enjoyed a warm welcome, so i am wondering of that part is a tale
[10:17:20] Khaing Zar: Our union is called: the FPN, or Federação de Populações Nativas - Federation of Native Populations
[10:19:46] Khaing Zar: laughs, "Well, we do not encourage males to visit us, but if they are polite and do not carry weapons, we tolerate them. If they bring gifts such as fruit or meat, well and good. If they are hostile of wave weapons - male or female we will capture them and hold them for questioning.
[10:21:13] Khaing Zar: Exceptions are that we welcome Tapi males as they're our close allies and we allow Merc males to walk through our village, as they're immediate neighbours and we're friendly with their leaders. Also we invite everyone, male or female to our Friday long dances
[10:21:54] DaGolem nods "FPN.. " spells that out then while he writes it down he listens to more from the Chieftess, taking notes, acknowledging those who arrived with a brief nod as his attention is on Khaing and his notebook "So, Friday males are safe here, other days not so?
[10:23:53] Khaing Zar: It depends on male behaviour. Some are like bears seeking honey and may be a nuisance, others are openly hostile. One is a pizza delivery man who says we keep ordering pizzas...excuses to visit us to stare at my sisters
[10:25:06] Khaing Zar: You might have noticed that as the FPN movement grows natives are holding protest demos at different places in Amazon. There was one earlier at landing.
[10:25:25] DaGolem nods and writes down "Pizza" then adds "protests, FPN" and mumbles some more, then looks up again "very interesting. however Chieftess, now i have another question to a different topic. what would you tell a female native who aspired to join your tribe?
[10:26:59] Khaing Zar: nods and smiles at Honey. I think you confronted a priestess?
[10:27:49] Khaing Zar: Hmmm recruitment is an issue our tribal council has discussed recently and we're in the process of revising our rules.
[10:28:23] DaGolem looks at Khaing, drawing then an idle pattern on the page of his notebook as he waits for the answer "i see. but what would you like to see in a native, basic things?
[10:28:28] Khaing Zar: We're a large tribe and we do not at present need more sisters, unless they have very specific skills that we need.
[10:30:15] DaGolem draws more idle patterns "so you wish me to note for our readers that you do not recruit at this point in time, Chieftess?
[10:30:38] Khaing Zar: We ask them why they have an interest in Xoco,
[10:33:09] Khaing Zar: what skills they have to offer and ask them to visit other tribes to learn what is on offer in Amazon. If they return to us , they are given full information about the tribe, are asked to spend time getting to know us. If then my sisters like them, we may admit them as novas (new sisters) if they're native. If not , we may accept then as captives, though we may be gentle with those who may have been previously abused.
[10:33:31] Khaing Zar: We are thinking of halting recruitment altogether for a while
[10:35:43] DaGolem nods and writes "visit other tribes, novas.. sisters... " then looks up and stands "thank you Chieftess, this concludes my interview for today. i learned a lot. May i take a picture of you for our readers?
[10:36:20] Khaing Zar: Of course
[10:36:36] Khaing Zar: I'm just tidying my hair a bit
[10:36:59] DaGolem gets his camera ready and aims with it at the chieftess "ready when you are
[10:37:12] Khaing Zar: OK
[10:38:56] DaGolem takes a snapshot and bows then thank you very much , Chieftess
[10:39:50] Khaing Zar: You are welcome, Golem
[10:39:59] DaGolem smiles "you have a good day, Chieftess, and all of your tribe as well" turns to go
[10:40:07] Lilly: watches as stranger walks away .... funny clothing he wears, huh?
[10:40:08] Khaing Zar: smiles
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