Galibi Marworno
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2822[1] (2020) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Amapá, Brazil | |
| Languages | |
| Karipúna French Creole |
The Galibi Marworno, also called the Uaçá Galibi, are an Indigenous people along the Uaçá River in the north of Brazilian state Amapá, near the border with French Guiana. They are a subgroup of the Galibi.
The Galibi Marworno mainly live in the Indigenous Territories Uaçá I, Uaçá II and Juminá. The village Santa Maria dos Galibis (now called Kumarumã) was founded for them in the 1930s by the Indian Protection Service (SPI) on an island in the Uaçá River[1][2] as a means to concentrate the population. The Indigenous Missionary Council (CIMI) teaches Karipúna French Creole to the children in the school since the 1960s.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1854 | 80 | — |
| 1886 | 100 | +0.70% |
| 1925 | 126 | +0.59% |
| 2000 | 1,794 | +3.60% |
| 2014 | 2,529 | +2.48% |
| 2020 | 2,822 | +1.84% |
| Source: Smithsonian Institution,[4] Secretariat of Indigenous Health (SESAI)[1] | ||
The Galibi were originally from French Guiana, where they lived in Jesuit missions. A Portuguese offensive in the late 18th Century drove them inland. Here they mixed with the Aruã (spelled Aruá in this region), who themselves had been driven from the island Marajó since the 17th Century, and with the Marworno. The name Galibi Marworno is a recent self-designation by the mixed group, used to distinguish themselves from the Galibi on the Oiapoque River.[3]
Their traditional diet is centered around the cassava, and consists of cassava flour, a cassava sauce called tucupi and the cassava beverage caxiri. This is complemented with fish. Their main festival is called Turé.[5] Their traditional hero is called Iaicaicani and their legends include the Cobra-Grande. Their patron saint is Mary, mother of Jesus.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Galibi Warworno". Instituto Socioambiental.
- ^ Kohler, F. (2010). "Chamanisme et politique dans l'Uaçá, Bas-Oyapock (Amapá, Brésil)". Anthropologie et Sociétés. 34: 13–14. doi:10.7202/044194ar.
- ^ a b Anonby, S. (2007). "A report on the creoles of Amapá". Journal of Language Survey Reports: 7–9.
- ^ Nimuendajú, C. (1948). "The Turiwara and Aruã" (PDF). In Steward, J.H. (ed.). Handbook of South American Indians. Vol. 3: The Tropical Forest Tribes. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution. pp. 195–198.
- ^ Lima, I. (2024). "Festival Turé". Portal Amazônia.