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Parakana Indians

Area: Xingu - Xingu- Para, Brazil (Map)

Other Names: Paracanã, Apiterewa

Population: 800 (2000)

Language Root: Tupi, Guarani

First Contact: 1970

Economy: Hunting and Fishing

 

The first population contact count for the Parakanã was around 1000. Their first contact was due to the construction of the TransAmazonica Highway and the Hydroelectric project at Tukurui. Almost all their traditional customs have been altered due to their constant relocation. They have lost all their traditional hunting and fishing lands. They have lost the sacred burial grounds of their ancestors. When they were finally relocated to the Xingu Park, they arrived in a state of total genocidal shock and trauma.

 

Additional Information

Parakana.org

Socioambiental

Parakana - SIL International

O povo Parakanã

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