Tanaru Indigenous Territory
| Tanaru Indigenous Territory | |
|---|---|
| Terra Indígena Tanaru | |
| Coordinates | 12°39′14″S 61°21′54″W / 12.654°S 61.365°W |
| Area | 8,070 ha (31.2 sq mi) |
| Designation | Indigenous territory |
| Created | 1 November 2012 (declared) |
The Tanaru Indigenous Territory (Portuguese: Terra Indígena Tanaru) is an indigenous territory in the Legal Amazon, with an area of approximately 8,070 hectares (19,900 acres), located in the southeast of the Brazilian state of Rondônia, inhabited by the Tanaru, Kanoê and Akuntsu. The area is registered with the CRI and the Union Heritage Secretariat (SPU) under ordinance no. 1,392 from October 2012 (DOU of 1 November 2012).
The region is named after the nearby Tanaru River, which is a hydronym from the Kanoê or Kwaza language isolates. The National Indigenous People Foundation (FUNAI) operates in this area through the "Cacoal" Regional Coordination and the Guaporé Ethnoenvironmental Protection Front (FPE-Guaporé).