Enawene Nawe
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 Enawene Nawe man fromMato Grosso | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 737 (2014)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Brazil( Mato Grosso) | |
| Languages | |
| Enawené-Nawé[2] | |
| Religion | |
| Traditional tribal religion[1] |
TheEnawenê-Nawêare anindigenous people of Brazilin theMato Grossostate. They live in a large village near theIquê Riverin theEnawenê Nawê Indigenous Land.[1]They practice agriculture, fishing, and gathering and do not hunt or eat red meat.
The Enawene Nawe are a relatively isolated people who were first contacted in 1974 byVicente Cañas.They numbered 566 in 2012,[1]up from 320 in 2000. In 2014 their number grew to 737.[2]
Name
[edit]The Enawené-Nawé are also known as the Enawenê-nawê,[1]Eneuene-Mare or Salumã people. They are distinct from theSalumá peopleinPará.[2]
Language
[edit]TheEnawené-Nawé languageis a CentralMaipuran language,part of theArawakan languagefamily.[2]
Current issues
[edit]These people are endangered by corporations that encroach on their land and pollute the rivers from which they obtain their source of food. Many dams have been built or are under construction on the Juruena river that pollute the water and kill many of the fish. Without fish, there is no food for the Enawene Nawe people, as they eat no red meat. Many people believe it isBlairo Maggi,a politician and corporation executive, who wants these dams.[3]He has plans to build 77 dams on the river. Constitutionally, Brazil's tribes are supposed to receive full protection from the federal government, but like its predecessors, the current government has frequently ceded to pressure from Brazilian and internationalagribusiness.The people rely on support fromNGOslikeSurvival International.Also, they believe the nearby land is home to many important spirits, but the land is being destroyed by ranchers, who continue to build dams and who have threatened violence if the members of the tribe perform their rites, such asYaokwa,their ritual for the maintenance of social and cosmic order.[4]
Notes
[edit]- ^abcde"Enawenê-nawê: Introduction."Instituto Socioambiental: Povos Indígenas no Brasil.Retrieved 28 March 2012
- ^abcd"Enawené-Nawé."Ethnologue.2009. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^"Enawene Nawe: Dams".Survival International.Retrieved25 November2016.
- ^"Yaokwa, the Enawene Nawe people's ritual for the maintenance of social and cosmic order".UNESCO Culture Sector.Retrieved2014-08-06.
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