Wiwas people
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The Wiwas people are an Indigenous group of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in northern Colombia, known for their traditional spiritual practices and close relationship with the natural environment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wiwas people canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amerindian people
ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| cosmology | holistic relationship with nature ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Caribbean region of Colombia ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
oral transmission of knowledge
ⓘ
ritual offerings to sacred sites ⓘ spiritual consultations with mamos ⓘ |
| environmentalRole | defenders of the Sierra Nevada ecosystem ⓘ |
| facingIssue |
cultural assimilation pressures
ⓘ
environmental degradation ⓘ territorial conflicts ⓘ |
| hasOrganization | Indigenous councils in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpiritualLeaders | mamos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Colombia’s intangible cultural heritage ⓘ |
| language | Damana language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Chibchan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
beans
ⓘ
maize ⓘ plantain ⓘ yucca ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indigenous peoples of Colombia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indigenous peoples of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationTrend | minority population within Colombia ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Colombian state as Indigenous people ⓘ |
| region | northern Colombia ⓘ |
| religion |
syncretic Indigenous–Catholic practices
ⓘ
traditional animist beliefs ⓘ |
| sacredLandscape | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta as a living being ⓘ |
| settlementPattern | scattered mountain villages ⓘ |
| sharesRegionWith |
Arhuaco people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kankuamo people NERFINISHED ⓘ Kogi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalClothing |
handwoven bags
ⓘ
white garments ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
handicrafts
ⓘ
hunting and gathering ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | thatched-roof houses ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin script for Damana language (in modern contexts) ⓘ |
| worldview | guardianship of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.