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List Of Indigenous Territories (Brazil)
There are 724 Indigenous territories ( , TI) in Brazil, comprising about 13% of the country's land area. According to Article 231 of the Brazilian Constitution, the Indigenous peoples of Brazil possess an inalienable right to lands they "traditionally occupy"Defined as those lands "on which they live on a permanent basis, those used for their productive activities, those indispensable to the preservation of the environmental resources necessary for their well-being and for their physical and cultural reproduction, according to their uses, customs and traditions."Federal Constitution of BrazilChapter VII Article 231. and are automatically conferred permanent possession of these lands. In practice, Indigenous territories must be formally demarcated to gain full legal protection, which is a multi-stage process overseen by the '' Fundação Nacional dos Povos Indígenas'' (FUNAI) and the Ministry of Justice and often involves protracted legal battles. , there were 487 fully demarcate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indigenous Brazil
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Bracuí River
The Bracuí River is a river of Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population .... See also * List of rivers of Rio de Janeiro ReferencesBrazilian Ministry of Transport Rivers of Rio de Janeiro (state) {{RiodeJaneiro-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balaio Indigenous Territory
The Balaio Indigenous Territory () is an Indigenous territory (Brazil), indigenous territory in the northwest of the state of Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas, Brazil. The territory is home to small numbers of people from several different ethnic groups of the Arawakan languages, Arawak and Tucano language, Tucano linguistic families.. It is in the Amazon biome. The territory overlaps with a national park (Brazil), national park and a biological reserve (Brazil), biological reserve, both technically fully protected areas. Mining concessions before the territory was recognized have been disallowed. Location The Balaio Indigenous Territory is in the municipality of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas. It has an area of . The territory lies on either side of highway BR-307. It adjoins the Cué-cué/Marabitanas Indigenous Territory to the north and west. To the east it adjoins the Yanomami Indigenous Territory. An area of , or 93.73% of the reserve, overlaps with the Pico da Nebli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tariana People
The Tariana or Taliaseri are an Indigenous people of the Vaupés River, Vaupés or Uaupés River in the Amazon region of Brazil and Colombia. Starting in the 19th century missionaries tried to persuade them to abandon their traditional beliefs and practices, with some level of success. The government made efforts to convert them to a "colony" system in exchange for health, education and economic benefits starting in the 1980s. They are now relatively autonomous within several Indigenous territories. Languages The Tariana language belongs to the Arawakan languages, Arawakan linguistic family. The Tariana language, closely related to the Baniwa of Içana, Baniwa language, is only spoken by individuals from Sib (anthropology), sibs of low rank. The reason given by the Tariana is that once they settled along the Uaupés the men of most families married Wanano and Tucano people, Tucano women, and their children grew up speaking their mothers' tongues. Almost all Tariana can speak Tucan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pira-tapuya
The Pira-tapuya, or variations like Pira-Tapuia, Piratapuyo, etc., or Tapuya () for short, are an indigenous people of the Amazon regions. They live along the Vaupés River in Colombia and in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Languages The Pira-tapuya call themselves Waíkana. They speak the Piratapuyo language, one of the Eastern Tucanoan languages. Other ethnic groups in the region also speak Eastern Tucanoan languages apart from the Tariana people, who originally spoke an Arawakan language. The lingua franca of the region is the Tucano language, which has around 20,000 speakers. Locations The Pira-tapuya live along the banks of the Vaupés River and its tributaries such as the Tiquié, Papurí and Querari rivers. The Uaupés River rises in Colombia and flows for to the border with Brazil. For over it forms the border between Colombia and Brazil, then for flows through Brazil to the point where it joins the Rio Negro. The main settlements are the town of Mitú, capit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alto Rio Negro Indigenous Territory
The Alto Rio Negro Indigenous Territory () is an indigenous territory in the northwest of the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It is in the Amazon biome, and is mostly covered in forest. A number of different ethnic groups live in the territory, often related through marriage, with a total population of over 25,000. There is a long history of colonial exploitation and effective slavery of the indigenous people, and then of attempts to suppress their culture and "civilize" them. The campaign to gain autonomy culminated in creation of the reserve in 1998. The people are generally literate, but health infrastructure is poor and there are very limited economic opportunities. Location The Alto Rio Negro Indigenous Territory is in the northwest of the state of Amazonas. It has an area of . It is divided between the municipalities of Japurá and São Gabriel da Cachoeira, and covers 68% of the latter municipality. It borders Colombia to the north and west. To the south the territory adjoin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baré People
The Baré, or Hanera, and Werekena are related indigenous people of northwest Brazil and Venezuela. For many years they suffered from violent exploitation by Portuguese and Spanish merchants, forced to work as debt slaves. They moved often to try to avoid the merchants. Today most live by agriculture, hunting, fishing and gathering, and extract piassava fiber for income to buy goods from traders. Languages and population The Baré and Werekena people originally spoke the Baré language and Warekena language, both Arawakan languages, but today speak the Nheengatu language, a lingua franca spread by the Carmelites in the colonial period. Some communities of the Upper Xié still speak Warekena. According to the Siasi/Sesai, in 2014 there were 11,472 of the Baré people in Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas, Brazil. The 2011 national census of Venezuela reported 5,044 Baré people. Locations The Baré and Werekena people in Brazil mostly live on the Xie River (Brazil), Xié River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machinere
The Machinere are an Indigenous people of Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru. They live along the Acre River in Bolivia. In Brazil they mostly live in the Mamoadate Indigenous Territory, although some live in the Chico Mendes Extractivist Reserve, both in Acre. Name Besides Machinere, they are also called Machineri, Manchinere, Manchineri, Manitenére, Manitenerí, and Maxinéri. Language Economy and subsistence Machinere people hunt, fish, and farm using the swidden method. They grow crops of maize, manioc ''Manihot esculenta'', common name, commonly called cassava, manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America, from Brazil, Paraguay and parts of the Andes. Although ..., rice, papaya, peanut, pumpkin, sugarcane, and sweet potato. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaminawá
The Yaminawá (Iaminaua, Jaminawa, Yawanawa) are an Indigenous people who live in Acre (Brazil), Madre de Dios (Peru) and Pando (Bolivia). Their homeland is Acre, Brazil. Name The Yaminawá translated to "people of the axe." They are also called the Iaminaua, Jaminawa, Yaminawá (in Brazil), and Yaminahua (in Peru and Bolívia), as well as Yuminahua, Yabinahua, Yambinahua, Yamanawa, and other variants. The Yaminawá name was given to them by outsiders. They have several autonyms including Bashonawá (''basho'' = "opossum"), Marinawá (''mari'' = "cutia", an agouti), Xixinawá (''xixi'' = "white coati"), or Yawanawá (''yawa'' = "wild boar"). Language The Yaminawá language belongs to the Panoan language family. Linguists estimate that less than 1600 people speak the language. Its ISO 639-3 code is YAA. Very few Yaminawá people speak Spanish or Portuguese, and their literacy rate is extremely low. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kulina People
The Kulina are an Indigenous people of Brazil and Peru. 2,540 Kulina live in Amazonas and Acre The acre ( ) is a Unit of measurement, unit of land area used in the Imperial units, British imperial and the United States customary units#Area, United States customary systems. It is traditionally defined as the area of one Chain (unit), ch ... in Brazil; while 400 live in southeastern Peru, along the Purus and Santa Rosa Rivers. Name Besides Kulina, they are also called Corina, Culina, Kulína, Kulyna, Madihá, and Madija. Language Kulina people speak the Kulina language, which is an Arawan language. Parts of the Bible have been translated into Kulina. References External links Kulina artwork National Museum of the American Indian Indigenous peoples in Brazil Indigenous peoples in Peru Indigenous peoples of the Amazon {{Brazil-ethno-group-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
