Xipaya people
Xipaya, Xipai, Shipaya | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 241 (as of 2020) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Brazil ( Pará, specifically Iriri and Curuá river basins, Xingu region) | |
| Languages | |
| Xipaya (Jê language family), Portuguese | |
| Religion | |
| Traditional animism, Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Kuruaya, Juruna, Mebengokre (Kayapó), Arara |
The Xipaya (also Xipai or Shipaya) are an Indigenous people of the Brazilian Amazon, whose traditional territory lies in the Iriri and Curuá river basins in the state of Pará. Historically skilled navigators and canoe builders, the Xipaya have endured centuries of displacement, violence, and forced labor, yet have maintained a distinct cultural identity and continue to reclaim and defend their ancestral lands.