Indigenous peoples of the Guianas
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Indigenous peoples of the Guianas are the original Amerindian inhabitants of the Guiana region in northeastern South America, encompassing diverse tribes with distinct languages, cultures, and histories across areas including French Guiana.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indigenous peoples of Guyana | 1 |
| Indigenous peoples of South America | 1 |
| Indigenous peoples of the Guianas canonical | 1 |
| indigenous peoples of the Guiana Shield | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amerindian peoples
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indigenous peoples collective ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
European colonization
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forced labor and displacement ⓘ missionary activity ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
communal houses in some groups
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hunting and fishing subsistence ⓘ ritual use of body paint and ornaments ⓘ riverine settlement patterns ⓘ shamanism ⓘ slash-and-burn agriculture ⓘ |
| currentIssues |
cultural and language loss
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environmental degradation from mining and logging ⓘ land rights conflicts ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticDiversity | high ⓘ |
| historicalPopulation | pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Guiana Shield ⓘ |
| includesEthnicGroup |
Akawaio
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Akurio ⓘ Arawak ⓘ Carib peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Carib people
Galibi ⓘ Ingarikó ⓘ Kalinago ⓘ Kalin’a ⓘ Kari’ña ⓘ Lokono ⓘ Makushi ⓘ Palikur ⓘ Patamona ⓘ Pemon ⓘ Taurepang ⓘ Tiriyó ⓘ Trio people ⓘ Waiwai ⓘ Wapixana ⓘ
surface form:
Wapishana
Wayampí ⓘ
surface form:
Wayampi
Wayana ⓘ Ye’kuana ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Arawakan languages
ⓘ
Cariban languages ⓘ Tupian languages ⓘ isolated and small language families ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brazil
ⓘ
French Guiana ⓘ British Guiana ⓘ
surface form:
Guyana
Suriname ⓘ Venezuela ⓘ northeastern South America ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indigenous peoples of the Guianas
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Indigenous peoples of South America
|
| recognizedBy | national constitutions and laws in several Guianan states ⓘ |
| region | Guianas ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
indigenous peoples of the Guiana Shield
Indigenous peoples of the Guianas
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partOf
→
Indigenous peoples of the Guianas
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Indigenous peoples of South America
this entity surface form:
Indigenous peoples of Guyana