Slash and burn agriculture: E'ñepa (Panare) indigenous boys setting fire to cut rainforest to cultivate it. Southern Bolivar State, Venezuela.

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Slash and burn agriculture by Indians of Guiana Highlands of Venezuela boys setting fire to cut forest to cultivate it ashes provide fertilizer. This picture should not be interpreted as industrial slave child work such as was made famous by a sports gear manufacturer outsourcing case some years ago. It should rather be interpreted as children in traditional societies participating in family work activities, which can be viewed as education into the traditional life system.

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Size: 5590px × 3673px
Location: Venezuela "South america" "Latin america"
Photo credit: © Jacques Jangoux / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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