Palikur in French Guiana


Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
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Introduction / History

Because of their location near the mouth of the Amazon River, the Palikur were among the first South American tribes to have contact with Europeans. Spanish explorer Vicente Yañez Pinzón contacted them in 1507. Through the centuries they have conducted a lot of trade with Europeans. In the early 1700s they traded river and forest goods for tools, clothes, glass bead and harpoons. They traded alligator skins until the alligators were depleted in the 1940s-50s.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The Palikur grow manioc and eat it roasted or formed into cakes. They also grow a number of vegetables and fruits along with cotton and coffee. They are famous for their baskets and handmade goods made out of feathers, bone and wood. They trade these for hunting guns and harpoons.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Palikur are either animistic or Pentecostal Christians.


What Are Their Needs?

The Palikur people need the chance to prepare for the future. They will probably not be able to depend on forest goods for more than another generation or two.


Prayer Points

Pray for the Lord to have his hand of protection on the Palikur people.
Pray for Palikur disciples to make more disciples.
Pray for the Palikur to have a Christ-oriented theology that will lead them to righteousness and truth.


Scripture Prayers for the Palikur in French Guiana.


References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palikur
https://pib.socioambiental.org/en/Povo:Palikur
https://ethnobiomed.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13002-018-0226-7
https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/palikur


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Palikur
People Name in Country Palikur
Alternate Names Aukuyene; Aukwayene; Palicur; Paliku’ene; Pamiwa; Paricores; Paricuria
Population this Country 2,000
Population all Countries 3,600
Total Countries 2
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 3
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 6  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3 14277
ROP3 Code 107787
Country French Guiana
Region America, Latin
Continent South America
10/40 Window No
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Cayenne district: Central coast and lower Oyapock river.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country French Guiana
Region America, Latin
Continent South America
10/40 Window No
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Cayenne district: Central coast and lower Oyapock river..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.40 %)
60.00 %
Ethnic Religions
40.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Palikur (2,000 speakers)
Language Code plu   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Palikur (2,000 speakers)
Language Code plu   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Palikur
Photo Source Ronan Liétar - Wikimedia  Creative Commons 
Profile Source Joshua Project 
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