Nambicuara

South Americaprimarily hunter-gatherers
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The Nambicuara are a small group of indigenous people living in the Rio Guaporé valley, Brazil. They earn their living through a combination of slash-and-burn horticulture, hunting, fishing and gathering berries, fruit, and insects. Traditional Nambicuara village organization was built around a group of closely related men broadly classified as "brothers," one of whom served as village leader. Nambicuara village groups maintained wide ranging ties based mainly on trade, intermarriage, and joint rituals.

Identifier
Region
  • South America
Subregion
  • Amazon and Orinoco
Subsistence Type
  • primarily hunter-gatherers
Samples
Countries
  • Brazil
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