Shuar people
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The Shuar people are an Indigenous group of the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador and Peru, known for their distinct language, rich warrior traditions, and deep connection to the forest environment.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shiwiar people | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country |
Ecuador
ⓘ
Peru ⓘ |
| culturalArtifact | tsantsa ⓘ |
| culturalPractice | head shrinking ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Amazonian Indigenous peoples of Ecuador ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Shuar ⓘ |
| facesIssue |
deforestation
ⓘ
mining conflicts ⓘ oil extraction impacts ⓘ |
| hasOrganization | Shuar Federation of Ecuador ⓘ |
| knownFor |
forest knowledge
ⓘ
shamanic practices ⓘ warrior culture ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Jivaroan languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
eastern Ecuador
ⓘ
northern Peru ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Shuar language ⓘ |
| partOf |
Jivaroan
ⓘ
surface form:
Jivaroan peoples
|
| politicalMovement | Indigenous rights movement in Ecuador ⓘ |
| region |
Amazon rainforest
ⓘ
Amazon Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Amazon Basin
|
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Achuar people
ⓘ
Aguaruna people ⓘ Huambisa people ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestantism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| selfDesignation | Shuar ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
extended families
ⓘ
household-based groups ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief |
multiple souls
ⓘ
spirit allies ⓘ |
| traditionalCrops |
maize
ⓘ
manioc ⓘ peanuts ⓘ plantains ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ slash-and-burn agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | communal houses ⓘ |
| traditionalMaterialCulture |
basketry
ⓘ
blowguns ⓘ ceramics ⓘ spears ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion |
animism
ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ |
| traditionalSettlementPattern | dispersed homesteads ⓘ |
| UNESCOCategory | Intangible cultural heritage (potential/associated) ⓘ |
| usesPsychoactivePlant |
ayahuasca
ⓘ
maikua ⓘ |
| warriorTradition |
feuding
ⓘ
raiding ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shiwiar people