The Awá are an indigenous people of Brazil living in the Amazon rain forest. There are approximately 350 members, and 100 of them have no contact with the outside world. They are considered highly endangered because of conflicts with logging interests in their territory. The Awá people speak Guajá, a Tupi–Guaraní language. Originally living in settlements, they adopted a nomadic lifestyle around 1800 to escape incursions by Europeans. History During the 19th century, the Awá came under increasing attack by European settlers in the region, who cleared most of the forests from their land. Beginning around 1800, the Awá people adopted an increasingly nomadic lifestyle in order to avoid European settlers. From the mid-1980s onward, some Awá moved to government-established settlements. However, for the most part, they were able to maintain their traditional way of life. Sustaining themselves entirely from their forests in nomadic groups of a few dozen people, and with little or no contact with the outside world. In 1982, the Brazilian government received a loan of US
Los Awá son un pueblo indígena de Brasil que vive en la selva amazónica. Hay aproximadamente 350 miembros, y 100 de ellos no tienen contacto con el mundo exterior. Se consideran altamente amenazados debido a los conflictos con los intereses forestales en su territorio. Los Awá hablan Guajá, un idioma Tupi-Guaraní. Originalmente viviendo en asentamientos, adoptaron un estilo de vida nómada alrededor de 1800 para escapar de las incursiones de los europeos. Historia Durante el siglo XIX, los Awá fueron atacados cada vez más por los colonos europeos en la región, quienes limpiaron la mayor parte de los bosques de su tierra. A partir de alrededor de 1800, los Awá adoptaron un estilo de vida cada vez más nómada para evitar a los colonos europeos. Desde mediados de la década de 1980, algunos Awá se trasladaron a asentamientos establecidos por el gobierno. Sin embargo, en la mayoría de los casos, pudieron mantener su estilo de vida tradicional.