Question

Use this site to read about indigenous people in Brazil. How has colonization/contact with outsiders affected the indigenous people? Find one group that has assimilated and one group that has not. Do you think that these tribes should be assimilated into the dominant culture, or should they be encouraged to maintain their traditional lifestyles? Why or why not?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Indigenous peoples in Brazil

The principal indigenous ethnic group is the Tikúna, who comprise 6.8% of the total indigenous population. There are around 274 languages. Among indigenous persons over the age of five, only 37.4% speak an indigenous language, while 76.9% speak Portuguese.