 Map of Atikum territory inCarnaubeira da Penha, eastern Brazil | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 7,929 (2012)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Brazil ( Bahia, Pará) | |
| Languages | |
| Portuguese, historicallyAtikum[2] | |
| Religion | |
| Traditional tribal religion |
TheAtikum, also known asHuamuê orUamué, are anindigenous people of Brazil that live inBahia andPernambuco.[2]
They have 20 villages within the Atikum Indigenous Land, and their territory is nearCarnaubeira da Penha.[3]
Known as the "civilized Indians of the Umã Hills," the Arikum sought federal recognition from the Brazilian government beginning in the 1940s.[1]
Today Atikum people speakPortuguese. Formerly they spoke theAtikum language, alinguistic isolate.[2]
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