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  2. Category:Indigenous peoples of the Amazon - Wikipedia

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    Indigenous people of the Amazon (2 C, 7 P) B. Bororo people (4 P) C. Indigenous peoples in Colombia (7 C, 78 P) I. ... Pages in category "Indigenous peoples of the ...

  3. Yanomami - Wikipedia

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    In 1988 the US-based World Wildlife Fund (WWF) funded the musical Yanomamo, by Peter Rose and Anne Conlon, to convey what is happening to the people and their natural environment in the Amazon rainforest. [66] It tells of Yanomami tribesmen/tribeswomen living in the Amazon and has been performed by many drama groups around the world. [67]

  4. Ticuna - Wikipedia

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    Ticuna people historically practiced Shamanism, although with the influence of Christian missionaries since contact, Shamans have become rare in all but the most isolated communities. [6] Ta'e was the Ticuna creator god who guarded the earth, while Yo'i and Ip were mythical heroes in Ticuna folklore who helped fight off demons. [ 6 ]

  5. Pirahã people - Wikipedia

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    The Pirahã (Portuguese pronunciation: [piɾaˈhɐ̃]) [a] are an indigenous people of the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil. They are the sole surviving subgroup of the Mura people, and are hunter-gatherers. They live mainly on the banks of the Maici River in Humaitá and Manicoré in the state of Amazonas. As of 2018, they number 800 individuals. [2]

  6. Marúbo people - Wikipedia

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    The name "Marubo" is an exonymn but it is accepted by the Marubo. There is no known name that the Marubo have for themselves. [2] Like other tribes in the region, Marubo individuals often have different names within the tribe and for use with the outside world. [1]

  7. Yanomami women - Wikipedia

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    The Yanomami people are an indigenous group who live in the Amazon Rainforest along the borders of Venezuela and Brazil. [1] There are estimated to be only approximately 35,000 indigenous people remaining. [2]

  8. Kayapo - Wikipedia

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    The name Kayapo is used by neighboring groups rather than referring by the Kayapo to themselves; they refer to outsiders as Poanjos. A type of sweet potato/tuber forms an important part of the Kayapó diet, and is sometimes named "caiapo", after the tribe. [3] It is cultivated under that name in Japan, and has been found to have health benefits ...

  9. Cinta Larga - Wikipedia

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    The Cinta Larga (or Cinturão Largo) are a people indigenous to the western Amazon Rainforest of Brazil, numbering almost 2,000. Their name means "broad belt" in Portuguese, referring to large bark sashes the tribe once wore. The tribe is famous for shadowing Theodore Roosevelt's Roosevelt–Rondon Scientific Expedition, making no contact.