Surinamese Arawak, Michel Karwafodi, walks past Woiono warriors during the ceremony of his inauguration...
Surinamese Arawak, Michel Karwafodi, walks past Woiono warriors during the ceremony of his inauguration as new chief of his village, in Matta-Kurupa village in district Para February 11, 2012.The Arawaks of Matta-Kurupa after seven years, elected a new board with Karwafodi as the leader, and re-introduced the ant trial ritual where leaders have to suffer the pain of the ant bites as their inauguration. Picture taken February 11, 2012. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh (SURINAME - Tags: SOCIETY)