News of this people
- Lideranças denunciam que índios passam fome no Norte de MT
20/03/2013 - DSEI Xingu forma novos Agentes de Saúde Indígena
05/11/2012 - Rollemberg cobra do governo mais diálogo com os índios
20/08/2012
Inhabited lands
- Xingu
Foto: Cláudio Lopes de Jesus, 1998
Matipu
- Other names
- Where they are
MT - How many
149 (Ipeax, 2011) - Linguistic family
Karib
Introduction
The Matipu inhabit the southern portion of the Xingu Indigenous Park, forming part of the network of intervillage exchanges and ceremonies that connect the ten peoples of the Upper Xingu cultural complex. Among these, the group is more narrowly identified with the other Carib groups – Kalapalo, Kuikuro and Nahukuá – with whom they are closely linked through inter-marriages and trade. This entry describes some of the specific characteristics of the Matipu. General information on the life and worldview common to the Upper Xingu can be found in the entry on the Xingu Indigenous Park.
