Atikum
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| Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:InfoboxImage/data' not found. Map of Atikum territory in Carnaubeira da Penha, eastern Brazil | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 7,929 (2012)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil (File:Bandeira da Bahia.svg Bahia, File:Bandeira do Pará.svg Pará) | |
| Languages | |
| Portuguese, historically Atikum[2] | |
| Religion | |
| Traditional tribal religion |
The Atikum, also known as Huamuê or Uamué, are an Indigenous people of Brazil that live in Bahia and Pernambuco.[2]
Territory
They have 20 villages within the Atikum Indigenous Land, and their territory is near Carnaubeira da Penha.[3]
History
Known as the "civilized Indians of the Umã Hills," the Arikum sought federal recognition from the Brazilian government beginning in the 1940s.[1]
Language
Today Atikum people speak Portuguese. Formerly they spoke the Atikum language, a linguistic isolate.[2]
References
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- ^ a b "Atikum: Introduction." Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ a b c "Uamué." Ethnologue. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ "Atikum: Location, demography, juridical aspects." Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
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