Jamamadi
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They speak the Jamamadi language, part of the Arawá language family. Their territory is between the Juruá and Purus Rivers. The rubber booms of the 19th century brought non-Natives into their territory.[1]
They are a sedentary people, who hunt, gather, farm, fish, and sell handicrafts for subsistence.[2]
Notes
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- ↑ "Jamamadi." Povos Indígenas no Brazil. (retrieved 20 Feb 2011)
- ↑ "Indigenous Communities from Brazil: Jamamadi." Native Planet. (retrieved 20 Feb 2011)
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Further reading
- Jamamadí, Ethnologue