Rio Omerê Indigenous Territory
Indigenous territory in Rondônia, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
12.83°S 61.10°W / -12.83; -61.10
The Rio Omerê Indigenous Territory is an indigenous territory for isolated indigenous peoples in Rondônia, Brazil. The territory consists of 26,000 hectares of forest on the Omerê River[1] and is home to the Kanoê and Akuntsu tribes. Both tribes were the victims of severe massacres by cattle ranchers in the 1970s and 1980s.[2][3] As of 2016[update], the Akuntsu number just four individuals and the Rio Omerê Kanoê five.[4][1] The two tribes are separate peoples speaking mutually unintelligible languages, but are linked by marriage.[1] Several loggers and cattle ranchers also remain in the territory despite attempts to eject them and continue to pose a threat to its indigenous inhabitants.[5]