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practicing Cannibalism .]] Hans Staden (b. around ) was among the first descriptions of America's native customs, and also one of the first ethnologues writing. It is likely his claims were not backed by evidence and were ethnocentric. These false beliefs that natives were "savages" were a large problem with the colonialization of the Americas. There is a 1999 film ( DVD Hans Staden , 92 min, director Luis Alberto Pereira ), spoken in the original Brazilian Tupinamba indigenous language, with subtitles in Portuguese , English , French and Spanish - that explores his adventures while being held captive by the Brazilian indigenous tribe. |