Jamamadi

Jamamadi

Jamamadi

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For the language, see Jamamadí language.

The Jamamadí, also called the Yamamadi, Kanamanti, Jeoromitxi, Kapaná, and Kapinamari, are an indigenous people who live in Acre and Amazonas, Brazil.

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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]

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  1. [1]
    "Jamamadi." Povos Indígenas no Brazil. (retrieved 20 Feb 2011)
  2. [2]
    "Indigenous Communities from Brazil: Jamamadi." Native Planet. (retrieved 20 Feb 2011)

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