Amazonia and lowland South America
Munduruku
Lands
Tapajós river basin in Pará, with communities in Amazonas and Mato Grosso, Brazil
Countries Brazil
Facts 3
Land
In September 2024 Brazil's Justice Minister signed the declaration of the Sawré Muybu Indigenous Land, 178,173 hectares along the Tapajós river in Pará.
As of 2024 Source: Instituto Humanitas Unisinos (republishing Conselho Indigenista Missionário), Vitória Munduruku: após anos de luta, ministro da Justiça assina portaria declaratória da TI Sawré Muybu (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Governance
Munduruku of the upper Tapajós created the Pusuru Indigenous Association in 1991 as a formal way to organize their communities.
As of 1991 Source: Instituto Socioambiental (ISA), Munduruku - Povos Indígenas no Brasil (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
The Munduruku language belongs to its own Munduruku family within the Tupi language stock.
Source: Instituto Socioambiental (ISA), Munduruku - Povos Indígenas no Brasil (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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