Trumai
South Americaprimarily hunter-gatherersMap
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The Trumai were one of several indigenous peoples of Central Brazil living in small, ethnically based, village communities widely dispersed in a region that formed the headwaters of the Upper Xingu River, one of the largest tributaries of the Amazon. Subsistence was based primarily on slash-and-burn horticulture, supplemented by fishing, hunting, and the gathering of wild fruits and turtle eggs. The Trumai population in 1938 was only forty-three people, living in four household units. The village was governed by a chief, whose authority was limited to facilitating village-wide cooperation for hunting, gardening and fishing expeditions.
Identifier
Region
- South America
Subregion
- Amazon and Orinoco
Subsistence Type
- primarily hunter-gatherers
Samples
Countries
- Brazil