The Jamamadí, also called the Yamamadi, Kanamanti, Jeoromitxi, Kapaná, and Kapinamari, are an indigenous people who live in Acre and Amazonas, Brazil.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 882 (in 2010)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Brazil (Amazonas State) | |
| Languages | |
| Jamamadi, Portuguese | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Banawá people |
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]
Notes
edit- ^ a b "Jamamadi." Povos Indígenas no Brazil. (retrieved 20 Feb 2011)
- ^ "Indigenous Communities from Brazil: Jamamadi." Native Planet. (retrieved 20 Feb 2011)
Further reading
edit- Jamamadí, Ethnologue
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