Atikum

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| caption = Map of Atikum territory in Carnaubeira da Penha, eastern Brazil

| population = 7,929 (2012)[http://pib.socioambiental.org/en/povo/atikum "Atikum: Introduction."] Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Retrieved 28 April 2013.

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| rels = Traditional tribal religion

| langs = Portuguese, historically Atikum[http://www.ethnologue.com/language/uam "Uamué."] Ethnologue. Retrieved 28 April 2013.

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The Atikum, also known as Huamuê or Uamué, are an indigenous people of Brazil that live in Bahia and Pernambuco.

Territory

They have 20 villages within the Atikum Indigenous Land, and their territory is near Carnaubeira da Penha.[http://pib.socioambiental.org/en/povo/atikum/156 "Atikum: Location, demography, juridical aspects."] Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Retrieved 28 April 2013.

History

Known as the "civilized Indians of the Umã Hills," the Arikum sought federal recognition from the Brazilian government beginning in the 1940s.

Language

Today Atikum people speak Portuguese. Formerly they spoke the Atikum language, a linguistic isolate.

References

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Category:Indigenous peoples in Brazil

Category:Indigenous peoples of Eastern Brazil

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