The Tenetehara

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Indigenous people
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Guajajara
gptkb:Tembé
Tenetehára
Tenetehára-Guajajara
gptkbp:culturalPractice mythology
body painting
feather headdresses
ritual dances
gptkbp:festival gptkb:hunting
gptkb:gathering
fishing
slash-and-burn agriculture
gptkbp:firstContactWithEuropeans 17th century
gptkbp:governedBy tribal councils
gptkbp:hasSubgroup gptkb:Guajajara
gptkb:Tembé
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Tenetehara
gptkbp:language Tenetehara language
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Tupi-Guarani
gptkbp:location gptkb:Brazil
gptkbp:notableEvent collaboration with NGOs
participation in indigenous rights movements
protests against Amazon deforestation
gptkbp:notableFor resistance to colonization
land rights activism
preservation of language
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Sônia_Guajajara
Cacique Olímpio Guajajara
gptkbp:population about 1,500 (Tembé subgroup)
over 30,000 (Guajajara subgroup)
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Awá_Indigenous_Land
Alto Turiaçu Indigenous Land
Arariboia Indigenous Land
Caru Indigenous Land
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:FUNAI
gptkbp:region gptkb:Maranhão
gptkb:Pará
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Tupi_peoples
gptkb:Guarani
Ka'apor
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
Traditional animism
gptkbp:threats deforestation
illegal logging
land encroachment
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Curt_Nimuendajú
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7