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Povo:Pankaru
...s society, the Pankaru share in common with the other so-called “emergent” indigenous groups, the ritual secret of the "Toré", a mark of cultural identity and r Like all indigenous groups of the Northeast, with the exception of the Fulni-ô, the Pankaru pr

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Povo:Chiquitano
...left to them. But the Chiquitano have been struggling for the right for an Indigenous Land of their own, which is in the process of being identified by Funai, an The word chiquito means 'small' in Spanish and is used to designate various Indigenous groups the inhabit the transition zone between the Chaco Boreal, in Bolivia

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Povo:Puyanawa
...the Indians working under their yoke. The Puyanawa were expelled from the lands, missionized and education in schools that banned any expression of any tra ...e. The first measure taken by the rubber bosses was to prohibit use of the indigenous language and create a school for everyone to learn Portuguese. Anyone speak

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Povo:Galibi do Oiapoque
...iendship of the military in Clevelândia do Norte. For these reasons, their lands were quickly homologated. ...Cluny, in French Guiana, whoever spoke patuá was punished. There, only the indigenous languages and French were permitted.

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Povo:Guajajara
...e of Brazil's most numerous indigenous peoples. They live in 11 Indigenous Lands at the eastern margin of the Amazon region, all of them located in Maranhã All 11 Indigenous Lands inhabited by the Guajajara are located in the centre of Maranhão State, in

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Who are they?
Brazil turned 500 in 2000 and still ignores the immense diversity of the Indigenous peoples living in its territory. It is estimated that, at the time the Euro ...troducao/o-que-sao-terras-indigenas" tagname="a" target="_self">Indigenous Lands</htmltag> (TIs) - spread throughout the national territory.

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Povo:Ofaié
...survivors remained, that they managed to recover a small portion of their lands, still yet to be ratified by the Brazilian President. ...there was an indigenous teacher. The textbook used is the same as the non-indigenous municipal education system (1st to 4th grades).

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Povo:Kaxarari
...ocate through the region in search of better living conditions since their lands have been a continual target of predatory actions by non-Indians seeking to ''Kaxarari'', like so many other names used to designate the indigenous peoples of Western Amazonia, derives from interethnic contact.

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The work of linguists
...is still much to be done when it comes to having a better knowledge of the Indigenous languages spoken in Brazil. Of the approximately 180 of them, a 1995 survey Figures and percentages can be very eloquent when one speaks of Indigenous languages in Brazil, a country that is still multi-lingual.

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Povo:Arara do Rio Branco
...ed and without their land. The recognition of their land rights and their indigenous identity only happened about a decade ago, after many years of struggle. ...itory lies between the Branco and Guariba rivers. The Arara of Rio Branco Indigenous Area was ratified on 26th December 1996 and registered on 1st April 197

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Povo:Krenak
...ro Pena, where they still live, in a 4,000-hectare reservation. The Krenak Indigenous Post was created by the Serviço Nacional do Índio (National Service for t ...of “Just War” against them. It was also the argument used to convince the indigenous groups that were constantly in confrontation with the Botocudo – Tupi, Ma

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Povo:Jamamadi
The Jamamadi are among the little known indigenous peoples of the region of the Juruá and Purús rivers who survived the two ...denomination remains open. The Jamamadi of the Jarawara/Jamamadi/Kanamanti Indigenous Land are recognized by this name in contacts with non-Indians or with membe

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Povo:Jiahui
...] or in nearby cities. In the midst of conflicts, the process of regaining indigenous territory was begun in 1998, in which the Jiahui have sought to reorganize ...itory and the group practically broke up due to conflicts with neighboring indigenous groups, as well as the setting up of ranches and illegal extraction of lumb

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Povo:Kanoê
...er agents who often threaten the integrity and exclusive usufruct of their lands. ...ccording to the leader José Augusto Kanoê, they are aware that they are an indigenous people united by a common origin and by ties of kinship, and because of thi

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Povo:Avá-Canoeiro
...a Indigenous Land; in the Canoanã Indigenous Post and in the Araguaia Park Indigenous Land, in the municipalities of Formoso do Araguaia, Lagoa da Confusão, San ...bly lives in the Northern part of Bananal Island, inside the Araguaia Park Indigenous Land, in the State of Tocantins.

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Povo:Xipaya
...ltamira later flourished and where they were always marginalized and their indigenous rights denied. Today they are distributed between this town and the village ...r history includes a period when they were forced to migrate to Mebengokre lands, many of them know how to communicate in the Kayapó language (Ge trunk), h

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Povo:Arikapú
The Arikapú represent an indigenous tribe that traditionally lived in the south of Rondônia. The language of t ...ipecacuanha). They furthermore introduced infectious diseases to which the indigenous groups had no immunological resistance.

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Povo:Nukini
...uá that make up a large region of socio-environmental importance for their indigenous and regional populations, and where national and international interests co ...nturies by the resident population of the area, including the Nukini whose lands are home to a large part of the biodiversity.

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Povo:Djeoromitxí
The Djeoromitxí represent an indigenous tribe that traditionally lived in the south of Rondônia. The language of t ...ipecacuanha). They furthermore introduced infectious diseases to which the indigenous groups had no immunological resistance.

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Povo:Tsohom-dyapa
...#!/en-us/terras-indigenas/3895" tagname="a" target="_blank">Vale do Javari Indigenous Land</htmltag>. Though very little is known about them, they undoubtedly sp ...sporadic contacts with the Kanamari and occasionally with the region’s non-indigenous population.

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