Akuntsu
Total population | |
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3 (2022)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Brazil ( Rondônia) | |
Languages | |
Akuntsu | |
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Animism | |
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The Akuntsu (also known as Akunt'su or Akunsu) are an indigenous people of Rondônia, Brazil. Their land is part of the Rio Omerê Indigenous Territory, a small indigenous territory which is also inhabited by a group of Kanoê. The Akuntsu were victims of a massacre perpetrated by Brazilian cattle ranchers in the 1980s and currently number just three individuals.[1][2] It is unlikely that the Akuntsu language or culture will survive after their deaths, leading several observers to describe them as victims of genocide.[3][4][5][6]
Culture
The Akuntsu are primarily
Pre-contact history
The Akuntsu are considered an "
Before official contact, the Akuntsu had violent confrontations with
Post-contact history
A FUNAI team had been attempting to make contact with isolated indigenous groups in
It is considered unlikely that the Akuntsu language or culture will survive following the deaths of the tribe's remaining members.[4] For this reason several observers have described the tribe as the victims of genocide.[3][5][6] The neighbouring Kanoê have been similarly reduced in number through contact with settlers,[19] as were the people of the so-called Man of the Hole, an individual living alone in the Igarapé Omerê reserve who was believed the sole survivor of his tribe.[20][21]
See also
- Awá (Brazil)
- Genocide of indigenous peoples in Brazil
- Indigenous rights
- Survival International
References
- ^ a b "Akuntsu". Survival International. 2022-08-30. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ Anderson, Jon Lee (8 August 2016). ""An Isolated Tribe Emerges from the Rain Forest"". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
- ^ a b c Survival International. "Leader and last ever shaman of tiny Amazon tribe dies in Brazil". Survival International. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ a b Survival International. "Akuntsu: The future". Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ a b c d Adam's, Guy (13 October 2009). "Decline of a tribe: and then there were five". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2009-10-15. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ a b Vincent Carelli (Director) (2009). Corumbiara: They Shoot Indians, Don't They? (in Portuguese). Vídeo nas Aldeias.
- ^ Instituto Socioambiental (ISA). "Productive activities > Akuntsu". Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ Instituto Socioambiental (ISA). "Material culture > Akuntsu". Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ Instituto Socioambiental (ISA). "Ritual > Akuntsu". Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ Watson, Fiona (13 October 2009). "We're watching an extinction in a lifetime". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2009-10-15. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ "Akuntsu: Introduction." Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Retrieved 16 Feb 2012.
- ^ Instituto Socioambiental (ISA). "Name > Akuntsu". Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ socio ambiental.org; "Stories of before official contact"
- ^ "Akuntsu - Indigenous Peoples in Brazil".
- ^ a b Instituto Socioambiental (ISA). "Contact history > Akuntsu". Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ a b Instituto Socioambiental (ISA). "Population > Akuntsu". Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ Survival International (19 October 2009). "Amazon tribe down to five as oldest member dies". Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ Reel, Monte (2022-09-13). "The Last Member of an Uncontacted Tribe". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ Instituto Socioambiental (ISA). "Introduction > Kanoê". Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ Survival International (9 December 2009). "Last survivor of uncontacted Amazon tribe attacked". Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ Strange, Hannah (11 December 2009). "'Man in the Hole', lone survivor of Amazon tribe massacre, escapes ranchers' bullets". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 8 March 2011.