Cofán people
E411713
The Cofán people are an Indigenous group of the western Amazon rainforest, primarily living in northeastern Ecuador and southern Colombia, known for their deep ecological knowledge and efforts to protect their ancestral lands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cofán people canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amerindian people
ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
A’i Cofán
ⓘ
Cofán ⓘ
surface form:
Cofan
|
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country |
Colombia
ⓘ
Ecuador ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ritual use of yagé
ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ use of medicinal plants ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Northwestern Amazonia
ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Amazon
|
| economicActivity |
community-based ecotourism
ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| environment | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Cofán ⓘ |
| governance | traditional community councils ⓘ |
| heritage | oral tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
deep ecological knowledge
ⓘ
defense of ancestral lands ⓘ rainforest conservation ⓘ |
| landRights | collective territories ⓘ |
| language | Cofán language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | isolate language family ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
recognized Indigenous nationality in Ecuador
ⓘ
recognized Indigenous people in Colombia ⓘ |
| nativeName | A’i ⓘ |
| organization | Fundación Sobrevivencia Cofán ⓘ |
| populationTrend | declining in 20th century ⓘ |
| primaryLocation |
northeastern Ecuador
ⓘ
southern Colombia ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | western Amazon rainforest ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Secoya people
ⓘ
Siona people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional animist beliefs ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Amazon Basin ⓘ |
| riverRegion |
Aguarico River basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Aguarico River region
Putumayo River region ⓘ |
| threat |
colonization
ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ mining ⓘ oil extraction ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ shifting cultivation ⓘ |
| UNCategory | Indigenous peoples of the Americas ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southern Colombia