Krahô
Sign in to saveThe Krahô (, ) 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.
Described at
Quadro Geral dos Povos - Povos Indígenas no Brasil
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- Instance of
- indigenous people
- Languages spoken
- Jê
- Native language
- Jê
- Population
- 2992
- Country of origin
- Brazil
- Image
- Índios craôs do Vale do Tocantins.tif
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- Krahô
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- Krahô people
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- Krahô
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- pib.socioambiental.org/pt/Quadro_Geral_dos_Povos
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- Terra Indígena Kraolândia
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The Krahô (, ) 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Krahô” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.