Matapi

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Matapi are an Indigenous group of the northwest Amazon, closely related to neighboring peoples such as the Yucuna and known for their traditional forest-based livelihoods and rich ritual culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
ethnic group
continent South America
cosmology Amazonian Indigenous cosmology
culturalRegion Northwest Amazon cultural area NERFINISHED
economicActivity fishing
gathering forest products
hunting
shifting cultivation
ethnicGroupOf northwest Amazon
hasCulturalTrait ceremonial feasts
mythological narratives
ritual dances
shamanism
hasKnowledge forest ecology
medicinal plants
hasLifestyle forest-based livelihoods
housingMaterial forest materials
housingType communal houses
languageFamily Arawakan (probable)
livesAlong Amazonian rivers
livesIn tropical rainforest
mainCrop maize
manioc
plantains
practices ritual culture
region Northwestern Amazon Basin NERFINISHED
relatedTo Arawakan-speaking peoples NERFINISHED
Tukanoan-speaking peoples
Yucuna NERFINISHED
religion animism
sharesRitualComplexWith Yucuna NERFINISHED
other neighboring Indigenous groups
socialOrganization clan-like units
kin-based groups
threatenedBy cultural assimilation pressures
deforestation
resource extraction
usesAgriculturalSystem swidden agriculture
usesTechnology bows and arrows
canoes
fishing nets

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Yucuna people hasExonym Matapi