Saraguros

E247072

The Saraguros are an Indigenous Kichwa-speaking people of the Ecuadorian Andes known for their distinctive black-and-white traditional dress, communal land practices, and strong cultural continuity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
ethnic group
agriculturalProduct beans
livestock
maize
potatoes
celebrates Corpus Christi
Inti Raymi
country Ecuador
culturalPractice textile weaving
traditional dance
traditional embroidery
traditional music
culturalSymbol black poncho
long braids
white wool hat
economy handicrafts
small-scale agriculture
wage labor
educationLanguage bilingual Spanish–Kichwa education
engagesIn indigenous rights activism
ethnicGroupOf Ecuador
hasPoliticalOrganization indigenous community councils
hasSocialOrganization ayllu-based community structures
historicalProcess colonial resettlement in Loja region
knownFor agricultural traditions
distinctive traditional dress
strong cultural continuity
languageFamily Quechuan language family
surface form: Quechuan languages
locatedIn Ecuadorian Andes
mainLanguage Kichwa
Quechua
surface form: Quichua
migrationPattern internal migration to Ecuadorian cities
international migration to the United States
partOf Indigenous peoples of the Andes
surface form: Andean indigenous peoples

Kichwa people
surface form: Kichwa peoples
practices communal labor (minga)
region Loja Province
southern Ecuador
surface form: Southern Ecuador
religion Andean indigenous beliefs
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
selfIdentification Kichwa
traditionalDressColor black
white
traditionalDressFeature black ponchos
braided hair
white hats
uses communal land practices

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