The Canela people are native to Brazil and populate the area between the Amazon basin and the northeast (“Canela Indian Festivals of Brazil” 1). Their diet has evolved significantly over time, as they have come into contact with the outside world. Historically, they were more foragers than horticulturists, meaning they primarily gathered wild plants, roots, nuts and eggs, fished, and engaged in limited hunting of tapir, deer, emu , wild boar, paca, cutia and fox. Until the 19th century, the Canela only depended 20% on horticulture (“Canela” 1). In their limited practice, the Canela grew cassava, corn, beans, squash, peanuts, and sweet potatoes (“Canela” 1). The Canela's hunting and foraging methods changed around 1814, when they first made contact with Europeans. The Canelas and the Europeans were in conflict over several issues. The two groups clashed mainly over livestock. The cattle of the Europeans attracted the Canela; they often attacked plantations and killed livestock in large numbers. The Canela were ultimately resettled on only five percent of their former lands and were therefore forced to alter their livelihood patterns (Crocker "Journal of the Society" 33). With less land, they did not have the same access to resources to feed themselves. Instead, they adopted Brazilian slash-and-burn agricultural techniques. Additionally, Europeans influenced the Canela's livelihood by teaching them to grow watermelons, sugar cane, rice, and bananas; With the ability to grow more crops, the Canelas abandoned foraging and turned to horticulture. Since then, the Canela have been transferred several times to different reserves. Currently, the Canela are primarily horticulturists, that is, they practice small-scale agricultural techniques and raise...... middle of paper ......eb. April 3, 2014. .Miller, Theresa. “Join Academia.edu and share your research with the world.” Hunger, gender and social assistance in the indigenous Canela society of northeastern Brazil. Np, and Web. April 3, 2014. .O'Neil, Dennis. “Subsistence Patterns: Horticulture.” Subsistence models: horticulture. Np, April 4, 2009. Web. April 6, 2014. .Popjes, Jack D. “From economics to theology: how the Canelas understand the Good News”. Jacks INsights explodes. NP, 2011. Web. April 6. 2014. .