Enawene Nawe

Enawenê-Nawê
Enawene Nawe man from Mato Grosso
Total population
737 (2014)[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Brazil ( Mato Grosso)
Languages
Enawené-Nawé[2]
Religion
Traditional tribal religion[1]

The Enawenê-Nawê are an indigenous people of Brazil in the Mato Grosso state. They live in a large village near the Iquê River in the Enawenê Nawê Indigenous Land.[1] They practice agriculture, fishing, and gathering and do not hunt or eat red meat.

The Enawene Nawe are a relatively isolated people who were first contacted in 1974 by Vicente Cañas. They numbered 566 in 2012,[1] up from 320 in 2000. In 2014 their number grew to 737.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d "Enawenê-nawê: Introduction." Instituto Socioambiental: Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Retrieved 28 March 2012
  2. ^ a b "Enawené-Nawé." Ethnologue. 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2012.

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