The Machinere are an indigenous people of Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru. They live along the Acre River in Bolivia.[3] In Brazil they mostly live in the Mamoadate Indigenous Territory, although some live in the Chico Mendes Extractivist Reserve, both in Acre.[2]
Name
Besides Machinere, they are also called Machineri,[2] Manchinere, Manchineri, Manitenére, Manitenerí, and Maxinéri.[3]
Language
Economy and subsistence
Machinere people hunt, fish, and farm using the swidden method. They grow crops of maize, manioc, rice, papaya, peanut, pumpkin, sugarcane, and sweet potato.[5]
Notes
- ^ "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2012 Bolivia Características de la Población". Instituto Nacional de Estadística, República de Bolivia. p. 29.
- ^ a b c d "Manchineri: Introduction." Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Retrieved 20 Feb 2012.
- ^ a b c "Machinere." Ethnologue. Retrieved 20 Feb 2012.
- ^ Machinere Indian Language (Maxinéri)." Native Languages. 20 Feb 2012.
- ^ "Manchineri: Productive activities." Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Retrieved 20 Feb 2012.