Ikpeng people
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The Ikpeng people are an Indigenous group of the Brazilian Amazon, known for their distinct culture, traditional lifeways, and unique Cariban language.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Indigenous people ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Chicao
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chikão NERFINISHED ⓘ Ikpeng/Txikão NERFINISHED ⓘ Txikão NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyArt |
body painting
ⓘ
ornamental feather use ⓘ piercings ⓘ |
| contactHistory | intense contact in 1960s ⓘ |
| contactWith |
Brazilian government agencies
ⓘ
missionaries ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| cosmology | shamanism ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| culturalPreservationEfforts |
documentation of oral traditions
ⓘ
language revitalization ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| housingType | communal houses ⓘ |
| language | Ikpeng language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Cariban languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | endangered language ⓘ |
| linguisticBranch | Arara branch of Cariban ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mato Grosso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xingu Indigenous Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
bow and arrow use
ⓘ
canoe building ⓘ |
| nativeName | Ikpeng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTerritory |
Upper Jatobá River region
ⓘ
Upper Xingu River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationTrend | small population ⓘ |
| region |
Amazon rainforest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brazilian Amazon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | animism ⓘ |
| relocatedTo | Xingu Indigenous Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocationPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| rightsStatus | recognized Indigenous people of Brazil ⓘ |
| rituals |
healing rituals
ⓘ
initiation ceremonies ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
clan structures
ⓘ
village-based ⓘ |
| traditionalCrops |
bananas
ⓘ
maize ⓘ manioc ⓘ |
| traditionalKnowledge |
forest ecology
ⓘ
medicinal plants ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ slash-and-burn agriculture ⓘ |
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