Enawene Nawe
Enawene Nawe man from Mato Grosso | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 737 (2014) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Brazil ( Mato Grosso) | |
| Languages | |
| Enawené-Nawé | |
| Religion | |
| Traditional tribal religion |
The Enawenê-Nawê are an indigenous people of Brazil in the Mato Grosso state. They live in a large village near the Iquê River in the Enawenê Nawê Indigenous Land. They practice agriculture, fishing, and gathering and do not hunt or eat red meat.
The Enawene Nawe are a relatively isolated people who were first contacted in 1974 by Vicente Cañas. They numbered 566 in 2012, up from 320 in 2000. In 2014 their number grew to 737.