Indigenous Kichwa

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Indigenous Kichwa are an Indigenous Quechua-speaking people of the Ecuadorian Andes with rich agricultural traditions, communal social structures, and a strong cultural and linguistic heritage.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Highland Kichwa 1
Indigenous Kichwa canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
ethnic group
continent South America
cosmologyFeature reciprocal relationship with Pachamama (Mother Earth)
country Ecuador
culturalExpression music and dance
oral storytelling
traditional textiles
culturalHeritage communal land practices
rich agricultural traditions
strong linguistic heritage
demographicStatus one of the largest Indigenous groups in Ecuador
educationEffort bilingual intercultural education initiatives
ethnicGroupOf Ecuador
facesIssue cultural assimilation pressures
environmental impacts from extractive industries
land rights conflicts
hasConcept sumak kawsay
knowledgeSystem traditional ecological knowledge
languageFamily Quechuan language family
surface form: Quechuan languages
linguisticStatus Kichwa is recognized as an official language of intercultural relations in Ecuador
mainLanguage Kichwa
migrationPattern rural-to-urban migration within Ecuador
partOf Indigenous peoples of the Andes
surface form: Andean Indigenous peoples
politicalParticipation Indigenous movements in Ecuador
politicalRepresentation CONAIE
Pachakutik movement
region Ecuadorian Andes
relatedEthnicGroup Otavalo Kichwa
surface form: Kichwa Otavalo

Salasaca Kichwa
surface form: Kichwa Salasaca

Kichwa Saraguro
Quechua people
surface form: Quechua peoples
religion Andean cosmology
Catholicism (syncretic)
socialOrganization ayllu-based structures
communal
sumakKawsayMeaning good living in harmony with community and nature
traditionalCrops beans
maize
potatoes
quinoa
squash
traditionalEconomy agriculture
animal husbandry
artisanal crafts
traditionalPractice crop rotation
terrace farming
uses communal decision-making assemblies

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chimborazo Province hasMajorEthnicGroup Indigenous Kichwa
Amazonian Kichwa isDistinctFrom Indigenous Kichwa
this entity surface form: Highland Kichwa