News of this people
- MPF/RO atua em 16 inquéritos civis públicos sobre terras indígenas
18/04/2013 - Abril Indígena em Rondônia e Mato Grosso foca nos direitos constitucionais indígenas
11/04/2013 - Em Vilhena e Chupinguaia (RO), indígenas precisam de dentaduras e tratamento para leshmaniose
10/12/2012
Inhabited lands
- Rio Branco
- Rio Guaporé
- Tubarão/Latundê
- Kwazá do Rio São Pedro
Foto: Vincent Carelli/ISA, 1981
Aikanã
- Autodenominação
Aikaná -
Where they are How many RO 311 (Siasi/Sesai, 2012) - Linguistic family
Aikaná
Introduction
The Indigenous Territory currently inhabited by the majority of the Aikanã does not correspond to their traditional territory. They were brought to the area by the government indigenist agency in 1970, along with another two indigenous peoples. Because of the low fertility of the soil, they gained their livelihood through rubber extraction, but today, largely due to the fall in the price of this product, they encounter serious difficulties in ensuring their own physical and cultural survival. Far from resigning themselves to this situation, the Aikanã are currently developing cultural revival projects and work to keep their language alive through bilingual school education.
