Huni Kuin
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For the language, see Kaxinawá language.
The Huni Kuin (also known as: Kaxinawá, Cashinahua, Kaschinawa, Kashinawa, Caxinauás) are an indigenous people of Brazil and Peru. Their villages are located along the Purus and Curanja Rivers in Peru and the Tarauacá, Jordão, Breu, Muru, Envira, Humaitã, and Purus Rivers in Brazil.[3]
Quick Facts Total population, Regions with significant populations ...
Total population | |
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9954[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Brazil (Acre) | |
Brazil | 7,535 (2010)[1] |
Peru | 2,419 (2007)[1] |
Languages | |
Kaxinawá[2] | |
Religion | |
traditional tribal religion |
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In the Peruvian Amazon rainforest, some Huni Kuin live on the Alto Purús Indigenous Territory with the Kulina people.[3]