The Parintintin are an indigenous people who live in Brazil in the Madeira River basin. They refer to themselves as Cabahyba, Kagwahiva’nga, or Kagwahiva, which means "our people."
Total population | |
---|---|
418 (2010)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Brazil ( Amazonas) | |
Languages | |
Parintintin, Portuguese[2] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Tenharim, Diahhoi[2] |
As of 2010, the Parintintin have a population of around 418[1] and live in three villages on two indigenous territories (TIs):
- TI Ipixuna 215,362 hectares (2,154 km2; 832 sq mi), and
- TI Nove de Janeiro 228,777 hectares (2,288 km2; 883 sq mi).[3]
Language and culture edit
The Parintintin language is a dialect of the Tenharim language, which belongs to the Tupi-Guarani language family. It is written in the Latin script.[2]
Parintintin people are argicultalists, fishermen, and gatherers.[2] Their social structure is based on two moieties that are exogamous and named for different types of birds. They are a patrilineal society.[1]
History edit
Following contact with Brazilians in 1946, a population of 4,000 at the time was eventually reduced to 120 after Brazil's second rubber boom and the construction of the Trans-Amazon highway in 1970. Further colonization of the Amazon basin led to the spread of diseases that the Parintintin were not prepared for.[4]
Current issues edit
The Parintintin currently face possible downstream impacts from the Madeira Hydroelectric Complex.[5]
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ a b c "Parintintin: Introduction." Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Retrieved 8 Feb 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Ticuna." Ethnologue. Retrieved 1 Feb 2012.
- ^ Instituto Socioambiental
- ^ Hurwitz, Z. (2008), "The Price of Profits." Cultural Survival Quarterly (32)1:2008.
- ^ Archived 2012-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
External links edit
- Instituto Socioambiental (Portuguese)
- Parintintin (Portuguese)
- Flickr set of TI Nove de Janeiro
- International Rivers Archived 2012-04-19 at the Wayback Machine