Suruí (Pará)
Aikewara | |
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| 383 (2014) Native American religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Asuriní do Tocantins and Parakanã[2] |
The Suruí are an
Suruí do Jiparaná.[2]
Name
The Suruí are also known as the Sororós,[1] Aikewara, Akewara, and Akewere people.[2]
Language
The
Tupi-Guarani language family. It is written in the Latin script, and literacy rates in the language are extremely low.[2]
History
First prolonged contact with the modern world came in the late 1960s. The tribe was decimated by disease. In 1960, they experienced an influenza epidemic, followed by a smallpox epidemic in 1962. The Suruí fled their homeland due to attacks by the Xikrin people.[1]
See also
- Indigenous peoples in Brazil
- List of Indigenous peoples in Brazil
Notes
- ^ a b c "Suruí: Introduction." Instituto Socioambiental: Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Retrieved 5 April 2012
- ^ a b c d e "Suruí do Pará." Ethnologue. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
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