News of this people
- Conselho Local de Saúde Indígena Wajãpi realiza reunião
07/11/2012 - Seminário de Culturas Indígenas reúne indígenas e governo no Galpão da Cidadania, na Rio+20
20/06/2012 - Rodas de conversas sobre gestação marcam o mês da mulher na CASAI Macapá
20/03/2012
Inhabited lands
- Waiãpi
Foto: Dominique Tilkin Gallois
Wajãpi
- Other names
Wayapi, Wajapi, Oiampi - Where they are
AP,PA
Guiana Francesa - How many
956 (Siasi/Funasa, 2010)
950 (Grenand, 2009) - Linguistic family
Tupi-Guarani
Introduction
Wajãpi is the name used to designate the Indians who speak this Tupi tongue, and live in the region delimited by the rivers Oiapoc, Jari and Araguari, in Amapá. They are the same Guaiapi mentioned in the lower Xingu region, which is their provenance since the 17th century.
