Faces People, Places, and World Culture for Kids and Children

LIFE LESSONS FROM THE EXPERTS

Have you ever noticed that people who have “been there, done that” have a lot of wisdom about handling life’s situations? Many indigenous groups (people who have always lived in a region) have knowledge that has been carefully passed down through countless generations. How have their cultures survived for 10,000 years or more? Here is a collection of life lessons from indigenous experts from three different continents.

LESSONS FROM THE YANOMAMI, AMAZON RAINFOREST, SOUTH AMERICA

1. Observe nature. The

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