Teko people
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Wayampí, Wayana |
The Teko (also called Emerillon, Emerilon, Emerion, Mereo, Melejo, Mereyo, Teco)[2] are a Tupi–Guarani-speaking people in French Guiana living on the banks of the Camopi and Tampok rivers. Their subsistence is based on horticulture, hunting and various fishing techniques. As of 2010 they numbered about 410 individuals.[1]
History
The Teko constitute one of the six now-living ethnic groups of French Guiana already present before colonization. More
The Teko' first contact with the Europeans occurred in 1767 when an expedition led by Patris, came across the tribe. The number of people was estimated at 350 to 400. They were in continuous warfare against the
By the late 1960s, the Teko were in a poor state of health, however due to general health improvements and various demographic strategies, they have since grown to the number of approximately 400.
Lifestyle
The Teko practice slash-and-burn agriculture and complement the food supply with hunting, gathering and fishing. Many of the villagers live in wooden huts with palm leaves, however concrete houses are becoming more common.[10]
The tribe is matrilocal, i.e. the husband moves into the wife's village. In the 1960s polygamy was still being practised, but in decline. Marriages with other tribes and ethnic groups was on the rise.[11]
Language
Emerillon is the
Villages
The Teko are in a minority in the following Wayana villages:
The Teko are in a minority in the following Wayampi villages:
References
- ^ a b c d Daby & Tritsch 2012, p. 9.
- ^ a b c Rose 2008, p. 431.
- ^ Møhl 2012, p. 17.
- ^ a b Hurault 1963, p. 134.
- ^ Hurault 1963, p. 135.
- ^ "ACCES AUX DROITS DES POPULATIONS AUTOCHTONES AMERINDIENNES DE GUYANE HAUT MARONI". LDH Paris (in French). Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- hdl:2042/41326. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Daby & Tritsch 2012, p. 17.
- ^ Daby & Tritsch 2012, p. 19.
- PMID 21861885.
- ^ Hurault 1963, p. 139.
- ^ a b Rose 2008, p. 432.
- ^ Rose 2008, p. 437.
- ^ a b c d "Teko - Populations de Guyane". Populations de Guyane (in French). Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- PMID 32227343.
Bibliography
- Daby, Damien; Tritsch, Isabelle (2012). "Construction et restructuration territoriale chez les Wayãpi et Teko de la commune de Camopi, Guyane française". Research Gate (in French).
- Rose, Françoise (2008). "A typological overview of Emerillon, a Tupí-Guaraní language from French Guiana". Linguistic Typology. 12 (3): 431–460. S2CID 55224396.
- Hurault, Jean (1963). "Les Indiens Émerillon de la Guyane française". Persee. Journal de la société des américanistes (in French). 52 (1): 133–156. .
- Møhl, Perle (2012). Omens and Effect: Divergent Perspectives on Emerillon Time, Space and Existence. Semeion Editions. )
- Wilbert, Johannes; Levinson, David (1994). Encyclopedia of World Cultures. Volume 7: South America. Boston: G. K. Hall. ISBN 0-8161-1813-2