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Chapter two provides a basic background on scholarly work on the Xavante language and social structure. This chapter is also the most important for contextualizing the establishment of Xavante villages in Wedezé during the colonial period. The authors give an extended account of settlement, displacement, and resettlement from the late 19th century up to the present, drawing on archival materials and oral histories. At times, the historical discussion is somewhat difficult to follow, but this simply reflects the complex history of movement and resettlement rather than any shortcomings of the authors’ discussion of such events. In many ways, this detailed account is fundamental to the authors’ claims that the occupation of Wedezé has been continuous over long stretches of time since the arrival of non-indigenous peoples to the region. The third chapter focuses on demographics, which is also critical for understanding the Xavante’s relationship to the Wedezé territory. In all the communities currently in Pimentel Barbosa and Wedezé, over 50% of the population is under 15 years of age. And of the nine indigenous territories where the Xavante reside, Pimentel Barbosa had the highest growth rates between 1999 and 2004. This explains why the neighboring territory of Wedezé is crucial for accommodating their growing population. Chapters four, five, and six are likely to be of greatest interest to ethnobiologists. These chapters discuss the environmental context and subsistence activities of the Xavante as well as their use of the local flora and fauna. Here the authors provide extended discussion of the Xavante relationship to the cerrado (scrub savanna) environment, which is currentAs Brazil’s demands for energy, resources, and infrastructure expand, indigenous peoples of the nation are facing greater pressure on their lands, and in some cases, even open abuses of their rights. Fortunately, this book highlights an important case study in which advances have been made by indigenous peoples and the researchers who work alongside them to establish claims to traditional lands. This text is the outgrowth of a broader project that was designed to identify and demarcate the Wedezé indigenous territory of the Xavante people in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. As described in the introduction, the book also carries the objective of disseminating historical, anthropological, and ethno-ecological knowledge of the Xavante. The book is organized into a simple structure with chapters that discuss Xavante language and history, demographics, environmental context, economic and subsistence activities, use of flora and fauna, sacred and ceremonial spaces, and Wedezé’s demarcation as an indigenous territory. The introduction explains that the title of the book (in English: “On the First Bank of the River: Territory and Ecology of the Xavante People of Wedezé”) refers to the Xavante’s first community established on the east bank of the Rio das Mortes in the 19th century. Although the Pimentel Barbosa indigenous territory was later established on the west bank of the River, Wedezé was not officially recognized despite the extended history of occupation and use by the Xavante. Now, with a growing population in the area totaling around 1500 people, the authors explain why the establishment of the Wedezé indigenous territory is very much needed. Na Primeira Margem do Rio:Território e Ecologia do Povo Xavante de Wedezé

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Na primeira margem do rio: território e ecologia do povo xavante de wedezé. welch jr, santos rv, flowers nm, coimbra jr. cea. rio de janeiro: museu do índio, fundação nacional do índio; 2013. 248 p.