The Rio Omerê Indigenous Territory is an indigenous territory for isolatedindigenous 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]
^Instituto Socioambiental (ISA). "Introduction > Akuntsu". Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
^Instituto Socioambiental (ISA). "Introduction > Kanoê". Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Archived from the original on 16 February 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.