Xukuru-Kariri
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,700 (2020) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Alagoas | |
| Languages | |
| Xukuru, Kariri, Wakona (formerly) Portuguese |
The Xukuru-Kariri are an Indigenous people of Brazil, living in the states of Alagoas, Bahia, and Minas Gerais. They numbered 1,700 in 2020.[1]
History
The Xukuru-Kariri were formed from a number of Indigenous peoples living in the region of the Serra da Cafurna near Palmeira dos Índios. The Xukuru and Kariri peoples were predominant in the region. A number of Kariri groups merged with the Wakóna or Aconã, and the Carapotó; in 1938, the surviving Wakóna already called themselves Xukuru-Kariri. The Xukuru are reported to have migrated from Cimbres (now Pesqueira) in 1740, the Kariri at a later date from Porto Real do Colégio, and the Waconã[2] from the São Francisco River.[1][3]
In 2016,[4] a leader of the Xukuru-Kariri people, João Natalício Xukuru-Kariri, was stabbed to death outside his home; reports suggested that two men had murdered him.[5]
Location
The Xukuru-Kariri reside predominantly in the Xukuru Kariri Indigenous Territory, located in Palmeira dos Índios.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Xukuru-Kariri - Povos Indígenas no Brasil". pib.socioambiental.org. 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2026-06-02.
- ↑ Antunes, Clóvis (1973). Wakona - Kariri - Xukuru : Aspectos sócio-antropológicos dos remanescentes indígenas de Alagoas. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ↑ "Págs 37 a 51 | Seção 1 do Diário Oficial da União de 20 de Outubro de 2008 | DOU de 20/10/2008 | Jusbrasil Diários". Jusbrasil. Retrieved 2026-06-02.
- ↑ "Environmental and land defenders killed in 2016: the full list". The Guardian. 2017-07-13. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-06-02.
- ↑ International, Survival. "Xukuru-Kariri Indigenous leader assassinated in Brazil". www.survivalinternational.org. Retrieved 2026-06-02.
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
Italics indicate extinct peoples | |||||||||||||||||||||||
