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Urueu-Wau-Wau children
at play in a forest stream.
Photo: L. McIntyre
UNCONTACTED TRIBE
IN THE AMAZON
Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau: only 89 in 1993. Diseases and Uru-Eu-Uau-Uau, Eru-Eu-
Wau-Wau, Ureuwawau, or
violent attacks by outsiders
The Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau are have killed them. Rubber Kagwahiva, and its ISO 639-
an indigenous people of Bra- harvesters fought FUNAI’s 3 language code is “urz”
zil, living in the state of Ron- outlines of Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau
dônia. They are also known lands. In 1991, one of the The Uru-Eu-Uaw-Uaw are
as the Amondauas, Bocas- world’s largest known tin de- hunter-gatherers. They use a
negras, Bocas-pretas, Ca- posits was discovered in Uru- poison made from tree bark
beça-vermelha, Cautários, Eu-Wau-Wau lands. on their arrows when hunt-
Sotérios, Urupain, as well as ing tapir and other game.
Jupaú, Black-Mouths, Red- The Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau speak They are known for their dis-
Heads, Urueu-Wau-Wau. the Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau lan- tinctive tattoos around their
guage, a Tupi–Guarani lan- mouths made from genipa-
In 1981, there were 250 Uru- guage, Subgroup IV. The po, a black vegetal dye.
Eu-Wau-Wau people, but language is also known as
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