Oroqen
E491945
The Oroqen are a small Tungusic-speaking indigenous people of northeastern China, traditionally known as hunters and reindeer herders living in the forests of the Greater and Lesser Khingan Mountains.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orok | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| administrativeCenterRegion | Oroqen Autonomous Banner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| autonomousRegionOfResidence | Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone | cold temperate forest zone ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
epic storytelling
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ shamanic rituals ⓘ |
| culturalPreservationIssue |
decline in use of Oroqen language
ⓘ
loss of traditional hunting culture ⓘ |
| diet |
fish
ⓘ
forest products ⓘ game meat ⓘ |
| economicChange | transitioned from hunting to settled agriculture and wage labor ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonymLanguage | Tungusic ⓘ |
| governmentPolicyImpact | subject to hunting bans in the PRC ⓘ |
| governmentRecognition | officially recognized since mid-20th century by PRC authorities ⓘ |
| historicalLifestyle | nomadic or semi-nomadic forest life ⓘ |
| huntingMethods |
bows and arrows
ⓘ
firearms ⓘ traps ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Tungusic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageShift | many Oroqen now speak Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| languageStatus | endangered language community ⓘ |
| minorityStatus | ethnic minority in China ⓘ |
| populationStatus | small population ⓘ |
| provinceOfResidence | Heilongjiang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People’s Republic of China ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroups |
Evenki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hezhen NERFINISHED ⓘ other Tungusic peoples ⓘ |
| religion |
animism
ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ |
| scriptUsage | primarily use Chinese writing system in modern times ⓘ |
| subsistenceType | hunter-gatherer and herding economy ⓘ |
| traditionalClothingMaterial | animal hides and furs ⓘ |
| traditionalDwelling | conical tent ⓘ |
| traditionalHabitat |
Greater Khingan Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lesser Khingan Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ boreal forest ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage | Oroqen language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
hunting
ⓘ
reindeer herding ⓘ |
| traditionalTransportAnimal | reindeer ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Orok