Banawá

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Banawá
Total population
207 (2014)
Jamamadí
Religion
Traditional tribal religion, Protestantism[1]
Related ethnic groups
Jamamadi

The Banawá (also Banawa, Banavá, Jafí, Kitiya, Banauá) are an

Madi language
.

History

Their territory was invaded at the end of the 19th century, during the

rubber boom. In the 1990s, Brazil formally recognized their land rights.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d "Banawá." Povos Indígenas no Brazil. (retrieved 20 Feb 2011)