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Galibi subsistence basically comes from agriculture.
Every Galibi man who has a sense of pride has a fine garden
which he takes care of daily with his family. When a Galibi
talks about his “things” (“abattis",
referring to gardens) he says everything. At times, those
who have grandchildren and nephews set aside, as inheritance,
a piece of land for them.
In the Galibi village, there are five gardens
planted, located a few minutes from the houses of their
owners. The Indians plant manioc, yams, sweet cassava,
potato, banana, pineapple, corn, tomato and maracujá.
There are numerous fruit trees in the areas surrounding
each house, of coco, avocado, oranges and tangerine,
abiú and many cashew-trees, besides the immense
mango trees that are part of the typical landscape of
the village.
Hunting and fishing complete the rest of the
food diet. Actually, these activities are only undertaken
by two men of the village, which limits what the Galibi
consume. Since the elderly receive their retirement
pension from Funrural, they buy fish from fishermen
of the area and chicken in Oiapoque, besides other food
products.
Two specialties of the Galibi are worth mentioning.
The "galettes" (cakes) of manioc, Indian bread,
made of scraped manioc, but never of puba (macerated
manioc), manioc cereal mixed in water, which, according
to them, leaves the manioc without substance. It is
a type of thick beiju. When they are well made, they
can be kept in a dry place for a long time. The second
item is caxixi, fermented manioc drink, very fine and
rosy colored due to a reddish potato used in its preparation.
At times, Mr. Lod jokes and offers it as an apéritif
or digestif. A soup of smoked fish with yams is another
typical dish that is highly prized.
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