Akuntsu

Akuntsu
Total population
3 (2022)[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Brazil ( Rondônia)
Languages
Akuntsu
Religion
Animism
Related ethnic groups

The Akuntsu (also known as Akunt'su or Akunsu) are an indigenous people of Rondônia, Brazil. Their land is part of the Rio Omerê Indigenous Territory, a small indigenous territory which is also inhabited by a group of Kanoê. The Akuntsu were victims of a massacre perpetrated by Brazilian cattle ranchers in the 1980s and currently number just three individuals.[1][2] It is unlikely that the Akuntsu language or culture will survive after their deaths, leading several observers to describe them as victims of genocide.[3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ a b "Akuntsu". Survival International. 2022-08-30. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  2. ^ Anderson, Jon Lee (8 August 2016). ""An Isolated Tribe Emerges from the Rain Forest"". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
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