Daniel Munduruku Explained

Daniel Munduruku (Belém do Pará, February 28, 1964) is a Brazilian writer and educator.[1] He is member of the Munduruku indigenous people. His children's books deal about traditional indigenous life and tales and have been awarded several prizes. Munduruku holds three undergraduate degrees in philosophy, History and Psychology. He has a master's degree in Social Anthropology and a doctorate in education by the University of São Paulo.[2]

Besides being a writer, he worked as a teacher and is involved in many organizations that strive for the culture and literature of the indigenous people of Brazil. Munduruku is president of the Instituto Indígena Brasileiro da Propriedade Intellectual (Brazilian Indigenous Institute of Intellectual Property), director of the Instituto Uk'a – A Casa dos Saberes Ancestrais (Uk'a Institute – The House of Ancient Knowledge) and president of the Academy of Letters of Lorena. He is managing director of the Museu do Índio of Rio de Janeiro.

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Books published in English

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brazil: Indian writers and poets on the blogosphere. 14 April 2009.
  2. Web site: "Escrevo para me manter índio", diz escritor Daniel Munduruku.
  3. Web site: UNESCO - Antonio Skármeta win 2003 UNESCO Children's Book Prize . 2022-03-13 . 2019-11-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191125111717/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D8166%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html . dead .
  4. Web site: 55º Prêmio Jabuti - 2013 | Prêmio 2004 . 2013-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130510031121/http://www.premiojabuti.com.br/content/pr%C3%AAmio-2004 . 2013-05-10 . dead .