Apinajé

Apinajé
Total population
(1,847 (2010)[1])
Regions with significant populations
 Brazil (Tocantins)
Languages
Apinayé, Portuguese
Religion
Animism[2]
Related ethnic groups
Timbira people

The Apinajé (also Apinalé and Apinajés) are an indigenous people of Brazil called Gê, living in the state of Tocantins, Eastern Central Brazil.[1]

History

In the late 20th century, immigrants encroached on Apinajé lands. Their lands divided when highways such as the Belém-Brasilia Highway and the Trans-Amazonian Highway. Part of their lands separated by the Trans-Amazonian Highway was taken from them and the tribe is working to regain it.[1]

Economic development

Apinajé woman farm subsistence gardens, while men fell trees and plant rice. Common crops include bananas, beans, broad beans, papayas, peanuts, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, watermelons, and yams. Apinajé families raise cattle, pigs, and chickens. Hunting and fishing supplement domestic foods. In the past, babaçu nuts were sold for cash.[3]

Language

Apinajé people speak the Apinayé language, a Macro-Jê language. It is spoken in six villages by the majority of the tribe. Some Apinajé people also speak Portuguese.[4]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Apinajé: Introduction." Archived May 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Povos Indígenas no Brasil. (retrieved 25 April 2011)
  2. ↑ "Apinayé: Aspects of Cosmology." Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Povos Indígenas no Brasil. (retrieved 25 April 2011)
  3. ↑ "Apinayé: Productive Activities." Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Povos Indígenas no Brasil. (retrieved 25 April 2011)
  4. ↑ "Apinayé." Ethnologue. (retrieved 25 April 2011)


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