Ye'kuana

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Ye'kuana
Total population

approx. 6,250 in Venezuela[1], 430 in Brazil[2]
Regions with significant populations
Venezuela, Brazil
Languages
Carib language family

The Ye'kuana, also called Yekuana, Yecuana, Dekuana, Maquiritare, Makiritare, So'to or Maiongong, are a Cariban-speaking tropical rain forest tribe who live in the Caura River and Orinoco River regions of Venezuela in Bolivar State and Amazonas State. In Brazil, they inhabit the northeast of Roraima State. In Venezuela, the Ye'Kuana live alongside the Sanumá.

There are some 6,250 Ye'kuana in Venezuela, according to the 2001 census, with some 430 in Brazil.

[edit] References

  1. ^ 2001 Census of Venezuelan Indigenous Groups
  2. ^ Encyclopedia of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil]

[edit] Further reading

David. M. Guss: "To Weave and Sing: Art, Symbol, and Narrative in the South American Rainforest" (University of California Press, 1990)

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