Kogi people

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The Kogi people are an Indigenous group from Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, known for their traditional spiritual worldview and efforts to protect their ancestral lands and environment.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kogi people canonical 8
Wiwa people 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
ethnic group
clothingStyle white cotton garments
woven bags (mochilas)
continent South America
cosmologyConcept Aluna
Erda
surface form: Mother Earth

sacred sites network
country Colombia
environmentalConcern climate change
deforestation
mining
water pollution
environmentalRole guardians of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
featuredInFilm Aluna (2012 film)
From the Heart of the World: The Elder Brothers’ Warning
knownFor environmental activism
preservation of traditional culture
spiritual teachings about nature
language Kogi language
languageFamily Chibchan languages
legalRecognition Indigenous reserve
mainEconomicActivity craft production
fishing
hunting
subsistence agriculture
mamoRole guardian of traditional knowledge
ritual specialist
spiritual leader
politicalStatus Indigenous people of Colombia
populationEstimate several thousand
primaryRegion Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
relatedEthnicGroup Arhuaco
surface form: Arhuaco people

Kankuamo people
Wiwa people
religion traditional indigenous religion
selfDesignation Elder Brothers
socialRole mamo
termForOutsiders Younger Brothers
traditionalCrop beans
coca
coffee
maize
plantain
yucca
traditionalHouseType circular thatched houses
traditionalSettlementType mountain villages
usesSacredObject poporo
warningToWorld environmental destruction threatens planetary balance
worldview spiritual ecology

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Tairona influenced Kogi people
Tairona influenced Kogi people
this entity surface form: Wiwa people
Tairona culture hasDescendant Kogi people
Chibchan peoples hasPart Kogi people
Kankuamo people relatedTo Kogi people
Kankuamo people culturallyCloseTo Kogi people