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Indigenous Peoples of the Içana River
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| The Baniwa live on the borders
of Brazil with Colombia and Venezuela, in villages
located on the banks of the Içana River and
its tributaries the Cuiari, Aiari and Cubate, as
well as in communities on the Upper Rio Negro/Guainía
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centers of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Santa
Isabel and Barcelos (AM). The Kuripako, who speak a
dialect of the Baniwa language and are kin of the Baniwa,
live in Colombia and on the upper Içana (Brazil).
Both groups are highly skilled in the manufacture of
arumã (aririte) basketry, an age-old art that
was taught to them by their creator heroes and which
is being commercialized today in Brazilian markets.
Recently, they have also become outstanding for their
active participation in the indigenous movement in the
region. This movement includes a cultural complex of
22 different indigenous groups who are articulated through
a network of trade and are very similar in their social
organization, material cultural, and worldview. More
general information on this culture area may be found
on the Northwest
Amazon page (Only portuguese).
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Ethnic groups:
Baniwa and Kuripako
Where they are:
Along the Içana River and its tributaries, in the State
of Amazonas ( Brazil), Colombia and Venezuela
How many people:
4.026 Baniwa and 1.115 Kuripako in Brazil (in 2001); in Colombia,
both groups total 6.790 and, in Venezuela, 3.236 (data from
2000)
Language:
Of the Aruak family
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