Atikum
Indigenous people of Brazil
The Atikum, also known as Huamuê or Uamué, are an Indigenous people of Brazil that live in Bahia and Pernambuco.
01Territory
They have 20 villages within the Atikum Indigenous Land, and their territory is near Carnaubeira da Penha.
02History
Known as the "caboclos of the Serra do Umã," the Atikum sought federal recognition from the Brazilian government beginning in the 1940s.
03Language
Today Atikum people speak Portuguese. Formerly they spoke the Atikum language, a linguistic isolate.
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