Suisuimënë
Suisuimënë or Xuixuimënë is an Apalaí-Wayana village on the Eastern Paru River in the state of Pará in Brazil. Suisuimënë is one of the larger villages along the Paru river and has an airstrip.[2][3]
Suisuimënë Xuixuimënë | |
|---|---|
  Suisuimënë Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 0°51′12″N 54°38′46″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Pará |
| Municipality | Almeirim |
| Government | |
| • Chief | Jehje Wayana |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 69[1] |
Jehje Wayana is the chief of the village.[4][5]
Apart from its Apalaí-Wayana majority, the village also has a small Wayampi community.[3]
Geography
Suisuimënë lies about 23.5 kilometres (14.6 mi) downstream the Paru river from the village of Kurupohpano and about 37 kilometres (23 mi) upstream from the village of Jolokoman.
Demographics
In June 2016, Suisuimënë had 69 inhabitants, of whom 41 were Wayana, 17 were Apalaí and 11 were Wayampi.[1]
Notes
- "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.
- Ricardo 1983, p. 139.
- Van Velthem & Van Velthem Linke 2010, p. 15.
- "Tïhamo, Tëpïhamo: Alimentação, Saberes e Fazeres Associados entre os Wayana e Aparai". museudoindio.gov.br. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- "Intercâmbio entre artesãos Wayana e Aparai com pesquisadores Baniwa no Alto Rio Negro". institutoiepe.org.br.
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References
- Ricardo, Carlos Alberto, ed. (1983). Povos indígenas no Brasil vol. 3: Amapá / Norte do Pará (PDF). São Paulo: CEDI.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Van Velthem, Lucia Hussak; Van Velthem Linke, Iori Leonel H. (2010). Livro da Arte Gráfica Wayana e Aparai: Waiana anon imelikut pampila – Aparai zonony imenuru papeh (PDF). Rio de Janeiro: Museu do Índio – FUNAI / IEPÉ. ISBN 978-85-85986-29-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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