Ese Ejja people
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The Ese Ejja people are an indigenous group of the western Amazon, traditionally living along rivers in Bolivia and Peru with a culture centered on fishing, hunting, and forest-based subsistence.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ese Ejja language | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amerindian people
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ language ⓘ |
| autonym | Ese Eja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| cosmology |
forest spirits
ⓘ
river spirits ⓘ |
| country |
Bolivia
ⓘ
Peru ⓘ |
| countryMinorityStatus |
indigenous minority in Bolivia
ⓘ
indigenous minority in Peru ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Amazonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
forest fruits
ⓘ
game meat ⓘ manioc ⓘ plantains ⓘ river fish ⓘ |
| hasOralTradition |
myths
ⓘ
ritual songs ⓘ |
| language | Ese Ejja language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Tacanan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mobilityPattern | semi-sedentary ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
forest product gathering
ⓘ
subsistence fishing ⓘ subsistence hunting ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
indigenous people of Bolivia
ⓘ
indigenous people of Peru ⓘ |
| region | western Amazon ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
animism ⓘ |
| riverineSettlement |
Beni River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madre de Dios River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tambopata River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | extended family groups ⓘ |
| threat |
deforestation
ⓘ
resource extraction projects ⓘ river pollution ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
canoe building ⓘ |
| traditionalHabitat | riverine environments ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
stilt houses
ⓘ
thatched houses ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| usesEnvironment | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.