Yagua

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The Yagua are an indigenous people of the northwestern Amazon rainforest known for their distinct language, traditional forest-based lifestyle, and rich ceremonial practices.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Amerindian people
indigenous people
ceremonialPractice feather ornamentation
ritual dances
shamanism
use of body paint
colonialHistory affected by rubber boom
continent South America
cosmology spirit-inhabited forest
country Colombia
Peru
culturalArea Amazonian indigenous cultures
economicActivity small-scale trade
subsistence agriculture
knowledgeSystem ethnobotanical knowledge
language Yagua language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Peba–Yaguan language family NERFINISHED
languageStatus endangered language
neighboringIndigenousPeoples Bora NERFINISHED
Huitoto NERFINISHED
Tikuna NERFINISHED
populationStatus small population
primaryRegion northwestern Amazon rainforest
region Amazonas Department (Colombia) NERFINISHED
Loreto Region NERFINISHED
religion animism
syncretic Christianity
selfIdentification Yagua people NERFINISHED
threat cultural assimilation
deforestation
loss of language
traditionalClothing fiber skirts
traditionalCrop maize
manioc
plantains
traditionalHousing communal houses
traditionalLifestyle forest-based subsistence
traditionalMaterial forest wood
palm fibers
traditionalSubsistence fishing
hunting
shifting cultivation
traditionalTechnology blowguns
bows and arrows
usesRiverSystems Amazon River tributaries

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