Akuntsu people
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The Akuntsu (also known as '''Akunt'su or Akunsu''') are an indigenous people of Rondônia, Brazil. Their land is part of the Rio Omerê Indigenous Territory, a small indigenous territory which is also inhabited by a group of Kanoê. The Akuntsu were victims of a massacre perpetrated by Brazilian cattle ranchers in the 1980s and currently number just three individuals. It is unlikely that the Akuntsu language or culture will survive after their deaths, leading several observers to describe them as victims of genocide.
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It sits within the topics Genocide of Indigenous peoples of South America, Indigenous peoples in Brazil and "Related ethnic groups" needing confirmation.
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Described at
Quadro Geral dos Povos - Povos Indígenas no Brasil
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- indigenous people
- Languages spoken
- Tuparí
- Native language
- Tuparí
- Population
- 3
- Country of origin
- Brazil
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- Akuntsu
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The Akuntsu (also known as '''Akunt'su or Akunsu') are an indigenous people of Rondônia, Brazil. Their land is part of the Rio Omerê Indigenous Territory, a small indigenous territory which is also inhabited by a group of Kanoê. The Akuntsu were victims of a massacre perpetrated by Brazilian cattle ranchers in the 1980s and currently number just three individuals. It is unlikely that the Akuntsu language or culture will survive after their deaths, leading several observers to describe them as victims of genocide.
==Culture== The Akuntsu are primarily hunter-gatherers, but supplement their diet with some swidden agriculture. Game is particularly abundant in their reserve because it acts as a refuge for animals whose habitats have been destroyed by deforestation in the surrounding area. The Akuntsu have a typical material culture for the region and practice various shamanic rituals. The Akuntsu language is spoken only by members of the tribe and not fully understood by any outsider. It belongs to the Tuparí language family.
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