Tacana people

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The Tacana people are an Indigenous group of the Bolivian Amazon known for their forest-based livelihoods, rich oral traditions, and efforts to defend their ancestral territories and cultural autonomy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
abbreviationOfOrganization CIPTA NERFINISHED
continent South America
country Bolivia
culturalHeritage knowledge of medicinal plants
knowledge of wildlife and river systems
traditional ecological knowledge
culturalPractice rich oral traditions
rituals linked to the forest
storytelling
educationEffort bilingual intercultural education
engagedIn biodiversity conservation projects
co-management of protected areas
community forestry initiatives
ethnicity Tacana NERFINISHED
goal preservation of Tacana cultural identity
preservation of Tacana language
indigenousTo Amazon rainforest NERFINISHED
Madidi region NERFINISHED
knownFor defense of ancestral territories
defense of cultural autonomy
participation in indigenous movements in Bolivia
language Tacana language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Tacanan languages NERFINISHED
organization Consejo Indígena del Pueblo Tacana NERFINISHED
organizationRole representation of Tacana communities
territorial management
populationTrend relatively small population
primaryLocation departments of La Paz and Pando
northern Bolivia
region Bolivian Amazon
relatedTo Madidi National Park NERFINISHED
religion syncretic indigenous and Catholic beliefs
rightsClaim collective land rights
rights to prior consultation
territorial autonomy
socialOrganization community-based governance
threat deforestation
hydrocarbon exploration
large-scale infrastructure projects
traditionalLivelihood fishing
forest-based livelihoods
gathering of forest products
hunting
small-scale agriculture

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