TheKanoê(also as theCanoe,KapixanáandKapixanã)[1]are anindigenous peopleof southernRondônia,Brazil,near theBolivianborder. There are two major groups of Kanoê: one residing in the region of theGuaporé Riverand another in theRio Omerê Indigenous Territory.The latter consists of just five individuals following violent contact with settlers in the last few decades.[2]The Kanoê of the Guaporé River have also had a troubled history of interaction with colonists; significantly reduced in population, they are now largelyassimilatedinto neighbouring indigenous and non-indigenous peoples.[3]
