Apurinã Explained

Group:Apurinã
Native Name:Popũkare
Population:9,487 (2014)[1]
Popplace:
Rels:Traditional tribal religion
Langs:Apurinã
Related:Kaxarari

The Apurinã, also called TheIpurinã, Ipurinãn, Kangite, Popukare (endonym), are an indigenous people who live near the Purus River in western Brazil[1] and speak Apurinã.

Their houses are long, low and narrow: the side walls and roof are one, poles being fixed in the ground and then bent together so as to meet and form a pointed arch for the cross-sections. They use small bark canoes. Their chief weapons are poisoned arrows. They have a native god called Guintiniri.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Apurinã - Indigenous Peoples in Brazil . 2022-06-20 . pib.socioambiental.org.