Huambisa people
E278947
The Huambisa people are an indigenous group of the western Amazon, closely related to the Shuar, known for their distinct language, forest-based livelihoods, and resistance to outside encroachment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Huambisa people canonical | 7 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Amazon Basin ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
oral tradition
ⓘ
ritual use of forest plants ⓘ |
| diet |
cultivated crops
ⓘ
fish ⓘ game meat ⓘ wild forest foods ⓘ |
| economicActivity | subsistence economy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Peru ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | Amazon rainforest ⓘ |
| knowledgeSystem | traditional ecological knowledge ⓘ |
| knownFor |
forest-based livelihoods
ⓘ
resistance to outside encroachment ⓘ |
| language | Huambisa language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Jivaroan languages ⓘ |
| linguisticRelation | Huambisa language is closely related to Shuar language ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Achuar people
ⓘ
Shuar people ⓘ |
| partOf |
Jivaroan
ⓘ
surface form:
Jivaroan cultural complex
|
| populationDistribution | scattered riverine settlements ⓘ |
| primaryHabitat | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | indigenous people of Peru ⓘ |
| region | western Amazon ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup | Shuar people ⓘ |
| rightsIssue |
cultural autonomy
ⓘ
land rights ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | Huambisa ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | small kin-based communities ⓘ |
| subsistenceStrategy | mixed horticulture and foraging ⓘ |
| threat |
deforestation
ⓘ
external encroachment on their lands ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering forest products ⓘ hunting ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion |
animism
ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ |
| transportMode | river transport ⓘ |
| typeOfTerritory | indigenous territory ⓘ |
| useOfEnvironment |
riverine resources
ⓘ
swidden agriculture ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.