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Indian Cultures from Around the World
Area: Vale do Javari - Amazonas, Brazil (Map)
Other Names: Tüküná, Canamari
Population: 1,327 (1999)
Language Root: Katukina (Alofilo)
First Contact: 1940
Economy: Agriculture and Rubber
Today: Deculturalized due to Extreme Alcohol
First contacts reported a culture very old and a tribe rich in song, dance, and traditions. One of the few tribes that used permanent facial tattoos and were noted for their ability as Curandeiros or Medicinal Healers. In less than 50 years, they have traded their past for alcohol. The effect physically and culturally has been devastating. Alcohol was introduced by the rubber companies and was used to keep the Kanamari in debt and enslaved.
Additional Information
Tsohon-Djapa on Ajuricaba expedition - with pictures
Índios do Vale do Javari (AM) pedem socorro
Terra Indígena Vale do Javari é finalmente homologada
Mais dez Terras Indígenas săo homologadas
Ministro da Justiça declara posse indígena de seis terras
Funai aprova limites para a Terra Indígena Vale do Javari
Anunciados os primeiros projetos indígenas financiados pelo PDPI
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Hands Around the World
111 E. Main, Jonesborough, Tennessee 37659
Phone: (423) 753-8177 Fax: (423) 913-2489
E-mail: handsaroundtheworld@earthlink.net
