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  Kerala      Kerala lives in the southernmost state in the Indian subcontinent. The name Kerala is believed to come from the words kera (coconut) which is a product of the western coast of India, and alam. The Kerala region has been mentioned as "garden species", the region was also known as Male or Malabar which comes from the word "Malandu" which means the hill country. Malayalam is the naticve language of the Kerala people.  Islamic doctrine holds that human existence continues after the death of the human body in the form of spiritual and physical resurrection. Which I think is an interesting fact about Kerala. They also live in a caste system. Kin regulations and Family Relations Up until recent times kinship in Kerala was characterized by the matrilineal system of inheritance. Which consisted of the inheritance & succession through the sisters children and the female line. Tharavad is a Malayalam word for ancestral home. The main residence in a tarava...

  Warao           The Waroa Indians are located in South America and inhabit the labyrinthine arms of the Orinoco Delta of Northeastern Venezuela. They are fishermen and incipient agriculturists. " "Warao" is an auto denomination meaning "lowland people" or "marshland people" from WAHA, "lowland," and ARAO, "inhabitant people." " Some interesting facts about the Waroa are what they often sell when trading. They sell handmade hammocks and huntting pets such as dogs, parrots and macaws.  Also known as canoe people. Kin Relations  Unlike in other cultures children aren't taught through formal instruction but rather by example. Both parents tend to show affection to infants but for the most part older siblings would be in charge of routine child's care of their younger siblings. Children aren't counted as a "human being" until about the age of 4. There is a complete set of affinal kinship terms that structur...