Matsés people

Also known as Matses people

The Matsés or Mayoruna are an indigenous people of the Peruvian and Brazilian Amazon. Their traditional homelands are located between the Javari and Galvez rivers. The Matsés have long guarded their lands from other indigenous tribes and struggle with encroachment from illegal logging practices and poaching.

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Quadro Geral dos Povos - Povos Indígenas no Brasil

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Instance of: indigenous people
Languages spoken: Panoan
Native language: Panoan
Country: Peru
Population: 2500
Country of origin: Peru
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native label: Matsés
described at URL: pib.socioambiental.org/pt/Quadro_Geral_dos_Povos

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Name
Technology
Culture
Worldview
Weapons
Marriage
Recent history
Indigenous political reorganization
Land rights
Logging controversy
Municipality corruption
Conservation efforts
Acaté Amazon Conservation
See also
References
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Additional Resources

The approximately 3,200 Matsés people speak the Matsés language which belongs to the Panoan language family. In the last thirty years, they have become a largely settled people living mostly in permanent forest settlements. However, they still rely on hunting and gathering for most of their subsistence. Their main source of income comes from selling peccary hides and meat.

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