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Ye'kuana
The '''Ye'kuana''', also called Yekuana, Yecuana, Dekuana, Maquiritare, Makiritare, So'to or Maiongong, are a Cariban-speaking tropical rain forest tribe who live in the Caura River and Orinoco River regions of Venezuela in Bolivar State and Amazonas State. In Brazil, they inhabit the northeast of Roraima State.
In Venezuela, the Ye'Kuana live alongside the Sanuma.
There are some 6,250 Ye'kuana in Venezuela, according to the 2001 census, with some 430 in Brazil.
Further reading
David. M. Guss: "To Weave and Sing: Art, Symbol, and Narrative in the South American Rainforest"
External Links
[http://www.socioambiental.org/pib/epienglish/yekuana/yekuana.shtm Ye'kuana in the ''Encyclopedia of Indigenous Peoples ...Continue reading the complete Ye'kuana's wikipedia entry
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