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Kaxinawa Indians
Area: Acre, Brazil (Map)
Other Names: Huni-Kuin, Cashinauá, Caxinauá
Population: 1,400 (2000)
Language Root: Pano
First Contact: 1900
Economy: Rubber
Today: 80% acculturated
The Kaxinawa Indians "migrated" from Peru, date unknown. Huni Kuin is their true name
meaning the "Real People". Contacts before 1948 were made but these
groups were in semi-permanent villages and were still returning to Peru. During
the "Rubber Era" the Kaxinawa were used brutally for rubber collection
in a system that even the young and strong did not survive. The Kaxinawa have
suffered constant violent genocide from the very first contact. The entire group
was forced into slave labor to work for rubber producers. In 1951 the Kaxinawa
suffered a genocide that exterminated 75-80% of the group. During 1955 to 1968
there were only 400 to 500 persons left.
Additional Information
International - Amazon Indians Ask 'Biopirates' to Pay for ... - ...
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Kaxinawa Indians like Valdir Ferreira (l.) want fair
compensation for sharing their plant lore with foreign companies.
Amazon
dwellers tap a demand - ... Hundreds of tappers, Kaxinawa
Indians and other Amazon dwellers make organic leather, mostly
for Hermes' high-end accessories such as purses, wallets and bags ...
Vocabulário
caxinaua (Kaxinawa/Kaxináwa/Kashinawa/Cashinawa/Kashinahua/etc.)
Amanaka'a
Amazon Network Home - Environmental Education and Indigenous Rights
Governo
do Estado do Acre
Brasil
Community Forestry Profile
International
- Amazon Indians Ask 'Biopirates' to Pay for Rain
Huni Kuin & Kaxinawa webpage
Natureza Divina
Kaxinawa - Kosmix Topic Page - Medical Information for Kaxinawa
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