Indigenous peoples of the Andes

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ethnic group indigenous peoples

The Indigenous peoples of the Andes are the native ethnic groups of the Andean mountain region of South America, known for their rich pre-Columbian civilizations, distinctive highland cultures, and enduring traditions in countries such as Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, and Chile.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Indigenous peoples of the Andes canonical	5
Andean indigenous peoples	3
Andean indigenous cultures	2
Andean peoples	2
Andean Indigenous peoples	1
Andean culture	1
Andean cultures	1
Indigenous peoples of Peru	1
indigenous peoples of Peru	1
indigenous peoples of the Andes	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3274284 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Indigenous peoples of the Andes
Context triple: [Julio C. Tello, ethnicGroup, Indigenous peoples of the Andes]

A. Quechua people
The Quechua people are an Indigenous ethnic group of the Andes, descendants of the Inca, known for their Quechua language, highland agriculture, and rich textile and musical traditions.
B. Indigenous peoples of Ecuador
The Indigenous peoples of Ecuador are diverse Native American groups, including Kichwa- and other language-speaking communities, with distinct cultural traditions, histories, and territories across the Andean highlands, Amazon rainforest, and coastal regions.
C. Inca people
The Inca people were a powerful pre-Columbian civilization in the Andes, renowned for their vast empire, advanced engineering, and complex social and religious systems.
D. Andean civilization
Andean civilization refers to the complex pre-Columbian societies of the Andes—most famously the Inca Empire—characterized by advanced agriculture, architecture, and distinctive highland cultures such as the Quechua.
E. Jaqaru people
The Jaqaru people are an indigenous Andean group of Peru known for preserving the endangered Jaqaru language and maintaining traditional highland agricultural and cultural practices.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Indigenous peoples of the Andes
Target entity description: The Indigenous peoples of the Andes are the native ethnic groups of the Andean mountain region of South America, known for their rich pre-Columbian civilizations, distinctive highland cultures, and enduring traditions in countries such as Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, and Chile.

A. Quechua people
The Quechua people are an Indigenous ethnic group of the Andes, descendants of the Inca, known for their Quechua language, highland agriculture, and rich textile and musical traditions.
B. Indigenous peoples of Ecuador
The Indigenous peoples of Ecuador are diverse Native American groups, including Kichwa- and other language-speaking communities, with distinct cultural traditions, histories, and territories across the Andean highlands, Amazon rainforest, and coastal regions.
C. Inca people
The Inca people were a powerful pre-Columbian civilization in the Andes, renowned for their vast empire, advanced engineering, and complex social and religious systems.
D. Andean civilization
Andean civilization refers to the complex pre-Columbian societies of the Andes—most famously the Inca Empire—characterized by advanced agriculture, architecture, and distinctive highland cultures such as the Quechua.
E. Jaqaru people
The Jaqaru people are an indigenous Andean group of Peru known for preserving the endangered Jaqaru language and maintaining traditional highland agricultural and cultural practices.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (80)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ethnic group ⓘ indigenous peoples ⓘ
affectedBy	Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire ⓘ encomienda system ⓘ forced labor in mines ⓘ
colonizedBy	Spanish Empire ⓘ
continent	South America ⓘ
country	Argentina ⓘ Bolivia ⓘ Chile ⓘ Colombia ⓘ Ecuador ⓘ Peru ⓘ
culturalHeritage	Andean cuisine ⓘ Andean music ⓘ Andean textile traditions ⓘ ritual pilgrimages in the highlands ⓘ traditional Andean architecture ⓘ
environment	altiplano ⓘ high-altitude mountain regions ⓘ inter-Andean valleys ⓘ
historicalCivilization	Chavín culture ⓘ Chimu culture ⓘ surface form: Chimú culture Inca Empire ⓘ surface form: Inca civilization Moche culture ⓘ Muisca ⓘ surface form: Muisca Confederation Nazca culture ⓘ Tiwanaku culture ⓘ Wari tradition ⓘ surface form: Wari culture
knownFor	camelid herding ⓘ domestication of maize varieties ⓘ domestication of quinoa ⓘ domestication of the potato ⓘ high-altitude adaptation ⓘ pre-Columbian civilizations ⓘ ritual use of coca leaves ⓘ terrace agriculture ⓘ traditional music with panpipes and flutes ⓘ weaving and textiles ⓘ
languageFamily	Aymaran languages ⓘ Araucanian languages ⓘ surface form: Mapuche language Puquina language ⓘ Quechuan language family ⓘ surface form: Quechuan languages Uru-Chipaya language ⓘ surface form: Uru–Chipaya languages
majorEthnicGroup	Aymara people ⓘ Cañari people ⓘ Chibchan peoples ⓘ surface form: Chibcha peoples Chipaya people ⓘ Diaguita people ⓘ Kichwa people ⓘ surface form: Kichwa peoples Mapuche people ⓘ Muisca ⓘ surface form: Muisca people Quechua people ⓘ surface form: Quechua peoples Uru people ⓘ
politicalMovement	indigenous rights movements in Bolivia ⓘ indigenous rights movements in Ecuador ⓘ indigenous rights movements in Peru ⓘ
region	Andes ⓘ
religion	Andean mythology ⓘ surface form: Andean indigenous religions Roman Catholicism ⓘ syncretic Andean-Catholic practices ⓘ
timePeriod	Spanish colonial period ⓘ modern era ⓘ pre-Columbian era ⓘ
traditionalAnimal	alpaca ⓘ guanaco ⓘ llama ⓘ vicuña ⓘ
traditionalCrop	maize ⓘ mashua ⓘ oca ⓘ potato ⓘ quinoa ⓘ
traditionalDeity	Inti ⓘ Pachamama ⓘ
traditionalEconomy	pastoralism ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ
traditionalPractice	ayni reciprocity system ⓘ festivals tied to agricultural calendar ⓘ minka communal labor ⓘ

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Referenced by (18)

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

Julio C. Tello → ethnicGroup → Indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ

indigenous peoples of the Americas → hasSubgroup → Indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ

subject surface form: Indigenous peoples of the Americas

this entity surface form: Andean indigenous peoples

Guanaco → culturalSignificanceIn → Indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean cultures

Likan Antai → ethnolinguisticGroupOf → Indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean peoples

Aullay → hasCulturalTheme → Indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean culture

Andean bear → culturalSignificanceRegion → Indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean indigenous cultures

Quechuan → hasCulturalAssociation → Indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean indigenous cultures

Otavalo people → partOf → Indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ

Lama glama → usedBy → Indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ

Saraguros → partOf → Indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean indigenous peoples

Indigenous Kichwa → partOf → Indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean Indigenous peoples

Andean music → culturalOrigin → Indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean indigenous peoples

Uros people → partOf → Indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ

this entity surface form: indigenous peoples of Peru

MINCUL → topic → Indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Peru

Mama Quilla → worshippedBy → Indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean peoples

Quitu → partOf → Indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ

this entity surface form: indigenous peoples of the Andes

Gran Colombia (Quito region) → hasEthnicGroup → Indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ

quena → usedBy → Indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ

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