Mehĩ | |
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Total population | |
2,000+ (1999) | |
1930 | 400 |
1989 | 1,198 |
Regions with significant populations | |
Tocantins, Brazil | |
Languages | |
Krahô, Portuguese |
The Krahô (/ˈkrɑːhoʊ/, Portuguese: Craós) are an indigenous Timbira Gê people of northeastern Brazil. The Krahô historically inhabited a portion of modern Maranhão along the Balsas River, but were pushed west by pioneer settlement and cattle farmers. Currently, the Krahô live on the Terra Indígena Kraolândia reservation in Tocantins.
The Krahô have historically been seminomadic, practicing hunting and gathering and shifting cultivation.
Terra Indígena Kraolândia
Modern Krahô live on the Terra Indígena Kraolândia, an Indigenous territory in the Goiatins and Itacajá, Tocantins near the Maranhão-Tocantins border. The territory has an area of 303,000 hectares (1,170 sq mi) and a population of 2992.
References
- ^ "Krahô - Povos Indígenas no Brasil". pib.socioambiental.org. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- Callegari Jacques, Sidia M.; Salzano, Francisco M. (1979-07-01). "Demography and genetics of the Krahó and Gorotire Indians of Brazil". Journal of Human Evolution. 8 (5): 513–522. doi:10.1016/0047-2484(79)90041-1. ISSN 0047-2484.
- Mistry, Jayalaxshmi; Berardi, Andrea; Andrade, Valeria; Krahô, Txicaprô; Krahô, Phocrok; Leonardos, Othon (2005-06-01). "Indigenous Fire Management in the cerrado of Brazil: The Case of the Krahô of Tocantíns". Human Ecology. 33 (3): 365–386. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.521.6720. doi:10.1007/s10745-005-4143-8. ISSN 1572-9915. S2CID 30603983.
- "Terra Indígena Kraolândia | Drupal". terrasindigenas.org.br (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-09-10.