The Atikum, also known as Huamuê or Uamué, are an

indigenous people of Brazil Indigenous peoples in Brazil ( pt, povos indígenas no Brasil) or Indigenous Brazilians ( pt, indígenas brasileiros, links=no) once comprised an estimated 2000 tribes and nations inhabiting what is now the country of Brazil, before European con ...

that live in

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and

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Territory

They have 20 villages within the Atikum Indigenous Land, and their territory is near Carnaubeira da Penha."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

Indigenous peoples in Brazil Indigenous peoples of Eastern Brazil {{Brazil-ethno-group-stub