Guajajara
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Guajajara (a Tupi–Guarani language) | |
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traditional tribal religion | |
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The Guajajara are an indigenous people in the Brazilian state of Maranhão. They are the most numerous indigenous group in Brazil.[1]
In 1910, the Guajajara fought Capuchin missionaries in what is regarded the last Brazilian "war against the Indians."[1]
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External links
- Guajajara artworks, National Museum of the American Indian
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Guajajara." Povos Indígenas no Brazil. (retrieved 20 Feb 2011)
- ↑ "Tembé: Name." Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Retrieved 2 Feb 2012.