Apurinã people
E651950
The Apurinã people are an Indigenous group of the Brazilian Amazon, known for their distinct cultural traditions, close relationship with riverine forest environments, and use of the Arawakan Apurinã language.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apurinã people canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arawakan peoples
ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Apuriná people
NERFINISHED
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Ipurinã people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | affected by rubber boom in the Amazon ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| countryLegalStatus | recognized Indigenous people of Brazil ⓘ |
| culturalFeature |
oral tradition
ⓘ
ritual songs and dances ⓘ ritual use of forest plants ⓘ shamanic practices ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Amazonian Indigenous cultures ⓘ |
| demographicTrend | population recovering after historical decline ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
non-timber forest product extraction
ⓘ
small-scale trade ⓘ |
| environment |
floodplain forests
ⓘ
riverine forests ⓘ |
| ethnologueCode | apu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Indigenous associations ⓘ |
| language | Apurinã language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Arawakan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amazon rainforest
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Brazilian Amazon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRiver |
Acre River
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ⓘ
Purus River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Apurinã
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ipurinã NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalActivity | Indigenous land rights movement in Brazil ⓘ |
| region |
state of Acre
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ⓘ
state of Amazonas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup | other Arawakan-speaking peoples ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
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Indigenous traditional religion ⓘ |
| threat |
agribusiness expansion
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deforestation ⓘ illegal logging ⓘ land conflicts ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
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gathering forest products ⓘ hunting ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Madeira River basin
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Purus River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | language considered vulnerable ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
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Referenced by (1)
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