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.
Statements (45)
| 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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