Kumarumã
Santa Maria dos Galibis | |
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Coordinates: 3°22′44″N 51°17′59″W / 3.3789°N 51.2998°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | North |
State | Amapá |
Municipality | Oiapoque |
Government | |
• Cacique | Paulo Roberto Silva [1] |
Population (2016)
[2] | |
• Total | 2,240 |
Time zone | UTC-3 |
Kumarumã is an Amerindian village of the Galibi Marwono people in the Brazilian municipality of Oiapoque, Amapá. It is the largest village of the tribe. [3] [4] Kumarumã was founded in the 1930s [5] as Santa Maria dos Galibis. [3] Kumarumã is located on an island in the Uaçá River in the Uaçá Indigenous Territory. [6]
The Galibi Marworno were originally from French Guiana and lived in Jesuit missions. A Portuguese offensive in the late 18th century drove them to land inwards, where they mixed with the Arua and Marworno Amerindians. [4] They use the self identification Galibi Marworno to distinguish themselves from the Galibis on the Oiapoque River. [3]
In the 1930s, Santa Maria dos Galibis was established by the Indian Protection Service [5] as means to concentrate the population. [4] The main language of the Galibi was Karipúna French Creole. [3] In 1934, a school was built in the village, and started to teach in Portuguese. [3] In the late 1960s, CIMI, a Catholic organisation, started teaching Karipúna French Creole. [7]
Kumarumã also has a clinic, [8] and a community house. [3] The village consisted mainly of wooden houses built on stilts, [3] however, the younger generation has begun to build brick houses. [9]
Kumarumã has experienced a rapid growth in the 21st century, and a large part of the island has been deforested. The economy is based on fishing and subsistence farming. [3] The villagers are known for their canoes which they export to French Guiana. [10]
Kumarumã can only be accessed by boat, and is located about 45 kilometres down river from the Oiapoque River. [6]
Kumarumã
Santa Maria dos Galibis | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 3°22′44″N 51°17′59″W / 3.3789°N 51.2998°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | North |
State | Amapá |
Municipality | Oiapoque |
Government | |
• Cacique | Paulo Roberto Silva [1] |
Population (2016)
[2] | |
• Total | 2,240 |
Time zone | UTC-3 |
Kumarumã is an Amerindian village of the Galibi Marwono people in the Brazilian municipality of Oiapoque, Amapá. It is the largest village of the tribe. [3] [4] Kumarumã was founded in the 1930s [5] as Santa Maria dos Galibis. [3] Kumarumã is located on an island in the Uaçá River in the Uaçá Indigenous Territory. [6]
The Galibi Marworno were originally from French Guiana and lived in Jesuit missions. A Portuguese offensive in the late 18th century drove them to land inwards, where they mixed with the Arua and Marworno Amerindians. [4] They use the self identification Galibi Marworno to distinguish themselves from the Galibis on the Oiapoque River. [3]
In the 1930s, Santa Maria dos Galibis was established by the Indian Protection Service [5] as means to concentrate the population. [4] The main language of the Galibi was Karipúna French Creole. [3] In 1934, a school was built in the village, and started to teach in Portuguese. [3] In the late 1960s, CIMI, a Catholic organisation, started teaching Karipúna French Creole. [7]
Kumarumã also has a clinic, [8] and a community house. [3] The village consisted mainly of wooden houses built on stilts, [3] however, the younger generation has begun to build brick houses. [9]
Kumarumã has experienced a rapid growth in the 21st century, and a large part of the island has been deforested. The economy is based on fishing and subsistence farming. [3] The villagers are known for their canoes which they export to French Guiana. [10]
Kumarumã can only be accessed by boat, and is located about 45 kilometres down river from the Oiapoque River. [6]