Macuxi

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Macuxi refers to an Indigenous people of northern Brazil and southern Guyana, known for their distinct language, culture, and traditional practices in the Amazonian region.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Macuxi canonical 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
associatedWithBiome savanna
tropical rainforest
autonym Macushi
Macuxi
collectiveLandRightsIssue Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous Territory
continent South America
country Brazil
Guyana
culturalPractices oral storytelling
ritual dances
shamanism
culturalRegion Guiana Shield
ethnicGroupOf Brazil
Guyana
language Macushi language
linked to: Makushi language
languageFamily Cariban languages
linked to: Carib languages
linguisticStatus indigenous language of Brazil
indigenous language of Guyana
mainStateInBrazil Roraima
neighboringIndigenousPeoples Ingarikó
Taurepang
Wapishana
linked to: Wapixana
primaryRegion northern Brazil
southern Guyana
recognizedAsIndigenousPeopleBy Brazilian government
Government of Guyana
religion Christianity
traditional animist beliefs
threats cultural assimilation
environmental degradation
land conflicts
traditionalCrafts basketry
featherwork
pottery
weaving
traditionalCrops bananas
beans
maize
manioc
traditionalHousing communal houses
traditionalLeadership village chiefs
traditionalRegion Amazon rainforest
traditionalSocialOrganization village-based communities
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
shifting cultivation
usesWritingSystemForLanguage Latin script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roraima hasIndigenousLanguages Macuxi
subject linked to: Roraima state
Macushi selfIdentification Macuxi
Makuxi ethnonym Macuxi
Macuxi autonym Macuxi