Waimiri-Atroari

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Waimiri-Atroari
Kinja
Total population
(1515 (Dec 2011)[1])
Regions with significant populations
 Brazil (Amazonas and Roraima)
Languages
Waimiri-Atroarí language, a Carib language
Religion
Animism

The Uaimiris-Atroari or Waimiri-Atroari are an indigenous group inhabiting the southeastern part of the Brazilian state of Roraima and northeastern Amazonas, specifically the area Waimiri-Atroari. They call themselves Kinja people.[2]

They are part of the Carib people, whose territory of immemorial occupancy is located in the South of the current state of Roraima and Amazonas.

During the 19th century, they were known as the Crichanás, when expansionary segments of surrounding Brazilian people made first contact with them.

Notes

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  2. "Waimiri Atroari: Introduction." Povos Indígenas no Brasil. (retrieved 1 May 2011)

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