Cuiva

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The Cuiva are an Indigenous people of the Colombian and Venezuelan Llanos, traditionally semi-nomadic hunter-gatherers known for their close relationship with the savanna environment and for facing significant pressures from land conflicts and colonization.

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Cuiva canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Amerindian people
Indigenous people
ethnic group
colonialImpact encroachment by ranchers
encroachment by settlers
expansion of cattle ranching in their territory
continent South America
cosmologyRelation strong spiritual ties to the savanna landscape
countryStatus Indigenous people of Colombia
Indigenous people of Venezuela
culturalChange pressure to sedentarize
shift from nomadic to more settled life in some areas
culturalPractice oral transmission of myths and histories
rituals tied to hunting and the landscape
environment savanna
tropical grasslands
facedIssue colonization pressures
cultural assimilation pressures
land conflicts
loss of traditional lands
territorial displacement
violence from colonists and armed actors
humanRightsConcern risk of cultural and physical extermination in some communities
knownFor close relationship with the savanna environment
mobility across the Llanos
languageFamily Guahiboan languages
linguisticRelation related to Guahibo people
mobilityPattern seasonal movements
populationDistribution scattered communities across the Colombian-Venezuelan border region
primaryCountry Colombia
Venezuela
region Orinoco Llanos floodplains
surface form: Llanos
religion Indigenous animist beliefs
rightsIssue defense of ancestral territories
struggles for land demarcation
selfIdentification Indigenous inhabitants of the Llanos
socialOrganization band-level groups
threatStatus vulnerable Indigenous group
traditionalEconomy fishing
gathering wild plants
hunting
small-scale horticulture
traditionalKnowledge detailed ecological knowledge of the savanna
knowledge of seasonal water sources
knowledge of wild game behavior
traditionalLifestyle semi-nomadic
traditionalSubsistence hunter-gatherer

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