Amazonia and lowland South America
Macuxi
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Lands
Fields and mountains of northern Roraima, Brazil, between the headwaters of the Branco and Rupununi rivers, extending into Guyana and Venezuela
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Governance
The Conselho Indígena de Roraima, founded in 1990, unites ten peoples including the Macuxi and Wapichana, with 270 of the state's 465 communities as members.
As of 2026 Source: Conselho Indígena de Roraima, CIR - Conselho Indígena de Roraima (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Land
Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous Land, 1,747,460 hectares, was ratified in April 2005, and Brazil's Supreme Court confirmed the ratification in 2009.
As of 2009 Source: Instituto Socioambiental (ISA), Macuxi - Povos Indígenas no Brasil (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
The Macuxi language belongs to the Carib language family.
Source: Instituto Socioambiental (ISA), Macuxi - Povos Indígenas no Brasil (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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