Parintintín
The Parintintin are an indigenous people who live in
Madeira River
basin. They refer to themselves as Cabahyba, Kagwahiva’nga, or Kagwahiva, which translates to "our people."
As of 2010, the Parintintin have a population of around 418[1] and live in three villages on two different indigenous territories (TIs):
- TI Ipixuna 215,362 hectares (2,154 km2; 832 sq mi), and
- TI Nove de Janeiro 228,777 hectares (2,288 km2; 883 sq mi).[3]
Language and culture
The
Tupi-Guarani language family. It is written in the Latin script.[2] The Parintintin tribe is known for their unique way of sex
.
Parintintin people are argicultalists, fishermen, and gatherers.patrilineal society.[1]
History
Following contact with Brazilians in 1946, a population of 4,000 at the time was eventually reduced to 120 after Brazil's second
Trans-Amazon highway in 1970. Further colonization of the Amazon basin led to the spread of diseases that the Parintintin were not prepared for.[4]
Current issues
The Parintintin currently face possible downstream impacts from the Madeira Hydroelectric Complex.[5]
See also
- List of indigenous peoples in Brazil
Notes
- ^ a b c "Parintintin: Introduction." Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Retrieved 8 Feb 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Ticuna." Ethnologue. Retrieved 1 Feb 2012.
- ^ Instituto Socioambiental
- ^ Hurwitz, Z. (2008), "The Price of Profits." Cultural Survival Quarterly (32)1:2008.
- ^ Archived 2012-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Instituto Socioambiental (Portuguese)
- Parintintin (Portuguese)
- Flickr set of TI Nove de Janeiro
- International Rivers Archived 2012-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
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