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| Kraho |
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| Indigenous Group |
Kraho (Also known as: Crao, Craô, Krahô, Mehim, Mãkrare, Quenpokrare) |
| Location |
Brazil, southern Maranhão, southeastern Pará, northeastern Tocantins, mainly in the Kraolândia Indigenous Reservation |
| Estimated Population |
2,000 (1999, Instituto Socioambiental) |
| Environment |
Forest / Lowland / Riverine |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Agriculture / Trade |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional |
| Language Family |
Krahô
Classification: Macro-Gê, Ge-Kaingang, Ge, Northwest, Timbira
Alternate names: Craô, Kraô |
| Website URLs |
Krahô: Indigenous Peoples in Brazil
FrutaSã - Pulp production and biodiversity conservation in Indigenous communities
Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge in Brazil
Brazil Indians Ready to Die for Land
Soybean advances upon the north and destroys the surroundings of the Kraho Indigenous Territory
Federal judge issues preliminary re-possession order vs. Krahô-Kanela People
Soya and dams threaten Indians and the environment in the south of Maranhao and Tocantins, Amazônia
Demarcation of the Mata Alagada land
Brazilian Indigenous Community Video
Audio Recordings: Anthology of Brazilian Indian Music
Audio Recordings: Native Sounds
Ethnologue: Krahô, A Language of Brazil
Agenda Seminal CTI: Current Events, Wyty-Catë does exchange with native organizations of the Amazon
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| NGOs |
Slow Food Foundation
Associação Wyty-Catë (Association of Maranhão-Tocantins Timbiras Indigenous Communities)
Union of Krahô Villages (KAPÉY)
Environmental Defense
Amazon Alliance
Cultural Survival
Nawa Institute
Amazônia
Conselho Indigenista Missionário (CIMI)
The Brazilian Biodiversity Fund (FUNBIO)
International Rivers Network (IRN)
Centro de Trabalho Indigenista (CTI)
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