News of this people
- Índios Zoró ampliam produção e melhoram qualidade da castanha-do-Brasil
22/02/2012 - Seminário discute desafios das organizações indígenas
06/02/2012 - Indígenas enviam carta denunciando abusos em seus territórios
29/11/2011
Foto: Rinaldo S.V. Arruda, 1986
Rikbaktsá
- Other names
Erigbaktsa, Canoeiros, Orelhas de Pau - Where they are
MT - How many
1.324 (Funasa, 2010) - Linguistic family
Rikbaktsá
Introduction
The Rikbaktsa, also known as "Orelhas de Pau" (Wooden Ears) or "Canoeiros" (Canoe People), reputed as ferocious warriors in the 1960s, experienced a process of depopulation that resulted in the extermination of 75% of their members. Now recovered, they still have the respect of the regional population in recognition for their persistence in the defense of their rights, territory and way of life.
