Aguaruna people
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The Aguaruna people are an Indigenous group of the northern Peruvian Amazon known for their Jivaroan language, forest-based livelihoods, and strong traditions of autonomy and resistance to outside domination.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aguaruna people canonical | 6 |
| Awajún people | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amazonian Indigenous people
ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Aguajun
ⓘ
surface form:
Aguajún
Awajún people ⓘ |
| autonym | Awajún ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
Amazonas Region
ⓘ
Cajamarca Region ⓘ Loreto Region of Peru ⓘ
surface form:
Loreto Region
San Martín Region ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
oral tradition
ⓘ
resistance to outside domination ⓘ ritual use of plants ⓘ shamanic practices ⓘ strong traditions of autonomy ⓘ |
| hasOrganization |
Organización Regional de los Pueblos Indígenas de la Amazonía Norte del Perú
ⓘ
Organización de Desarrollo de las Comunidades Fronterizas del Cenepa ⓘ |
| historicalConflict |
opposition to mining projects in their territory
ⓘ
resistance to rubber boom incursions ⓘ |
| knowledgeSystem |
extensive ethnobotanical knowledge
ⓘ
traditional ecological knowledge of Amazonian forests ⓘ |
| language | Aguaruna language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Jivaroan languages ⓘ |
| legalStatus | Indigenous people with collective land rights in Peru ⓘ |
| livelihood |
fishing
ⓘ
forest-based subsistence ⓘ gathering of forest products ⓘ hunting ⓘ swidden horticulture ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Amazon rainforest ⓘ |
| populationEstimate | tens of thousands ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | northern Peruvian Amazon ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Peru
ⓘ
surface form:
Peruvian state
|
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Achuar people
ⓘ
Huambisa people ⓘ Shuar people ⓘ
surface form:
Shiwiar people
Shuar people ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Indigenous animist beliefs ⓘ |
| traditionalClothing | tunics and beadwork ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | reciprocal exchange within kin networks ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | communal houses built with forest materials ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Cenepa River basin
ⓘ
Marañón River ⓘ
surface form:
Marañón River basin
Nieva River basin ⓘ Santiago River basin ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Awajún people