To Hunt in the Morning - Galaxy Books Author:Janet Siskind The Sharanahua Indians live in a remote region of eastern Peru where the Amazon jungle is densest. Today they wear western clothes but continue to paint their faces. They eagerly accept penicillin but still use ayahuasca, a hallucinogenic drug employed by curing shamans, or 'witch doctors.' They hunt jaguar and ocelot to trade the skins ... more »for manufactured goods.
Having lived for many months among this small, self-sufficient tribe, Janet Siskind writes intimately of life in a primitive society gradually experiencing modernization. Her account provides not only a remarkable picture of a vanishing way of life, but a revealing look at the forces that shape 'advanced' societies as well.« less