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Missão Tiriyó

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Missão Tiriyó
Tawainen
Missão Tiriyó is located in Pará
Missão Tiriyó
Missão Tiriyó
Location in Brazil
Missão Tiriyó is located in Brazil
Missão Tiriyó
Missão Tiriyó
Missão Tiriyó (Brazil)
Coordinates: 2°13′54″N 55°57′39″W / 2.23167°N 55.96083°W / 2.23167; -55.96083
CountryBrazil
StatePará
MunicipalityÓbidos
Population
 (2016)
 • Total495[1]

Missão Tiriyó, sometimes also known by its native name Tawainen is an indigenous Tiriyó village situated near the headwaters of the Western Paru River in Brazil, near the border with Suriname. The Surinamese village of Sipaliwini Savanna can be reached by an unpaved path.[2]

Demographics

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In June 2016, there were 97 inhabitants of the old mission (Missão Velha), all of whom were Tiriyó. The new mission (Missão Nova) had 398 inhabitants in total, of whom 360 were Tiriyó, 21 were Kaxuyana, and 15 were Aparai.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Caracterização do DSEI Amapá e Norte do Pará, conforme Edital de Chamada Pública n. 2/2017 (item 3.1)" (PDF). portalarquivos.saude.gov.br. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  2. ^ "DORPSPLAN SIPALIWINI 2011 –2014" (PDF). Institute for Graduate Studies & Research (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 May 2020.