Guajiro people
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The Guajiro people, also known as the Wayuu, are an Indigenous group of the Guajira Peninsula in northern Colombia and northwest Venezuela, recognized for their matrilineal social structure, pastoralist traditions, and rich weaving and oral storytelling culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guajiro people canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amerindian people
ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Wayuu people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wayúu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artForm |
hammock weaving
ⓘ
mochila bag weaving ⓘ textile art ⓘ |
| borderStraddlingGroup | Colombia–Venezuela border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateOfHomeland |
arid
ⓘ
semi-desert ⓘ |
| conflictResolution | pütchipü’ü (palabrero) mediation system ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country |
Colombia
ⓘ
Venezuela ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
oral storytelling
ⓘ
ritual dances ⓘ traditional music ⓘ weaving ⓘ |
| descentTracedThrough | mother ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
handicrafts
ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ weaving ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | clan-based ⓘ |
| language | Wayuu language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Arawakan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northern Colombia
ⓘ
northwestern Venezuela ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Guajira Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | clan chiefs ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Colombian government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venezuelan government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Falcon State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Guajira Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Zulia State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
traditional Wayuu religion ⓘ |
| socialStructure | matrilineal ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | pastoralism ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | rancherías ⓘ |
| traditionalLivestock |
cattle
ⓘ
donkeys ⓘ goats ⓘ horses ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| UNESCOIntangibleHeritageRelated | Wayuu normative system applied by the pütchipü’üi (Wayuu palabrero) ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
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