Chimane

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Amerindian people indigenous people

Chimane are an Indigenous people of the Bolivian Amazon known for their traditional subsistence lifestyle and significance in anthropological and health research.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Chimané	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Amerindian people ⓘ indigenous people ⓘ
alternateName	Chimane’ NERFINISHED ⓘ Chimané NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsimane’ NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent	South America ⓘ
country	Bolivia ⓘ
countryOfficialRecognition	recognized as indigenous nation in Bolivia ⓘ
culturalPractice	collective labor in gardens ⓘ riverine fishing ⓘ slash-and-burn horticulture ⓘ
economyType	subsistence economy ⓘ
environment	tropical rainforest ⓘ
fieldOfStudy	anthropology ⓘ economics ⓘ human biology ⓘ public health ⓘ
hasResearchProject	Tsimane Health and Life History Project NERFINISHED ⓘ
healthResearchFinding	diet low in processed foods ⓘ high physical activity levels ⓘ
knownFor	importance in longitudinal health studies ⓘ low levels of cardiovascular disease reported in research ⓘ traditional subsistence lifestyle ⓘ
language	Tsimane’ language NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily	Mosetenan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
livelihoodChange	increasing contact with markets ⓘ
populationTrend	growing ⓘ
primaryRegion	Bolivian Amazon NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedAs	indigenous people of Bolivia ⓘ
region	Beni Department NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Bolivia ⓘ
relatedGroup	Mosetén people NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ traditional animist beliefs ⓘ
riverRegion	Maniqui River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
socialOrganization	extended family groups ⓘ small villages ⓘ
threat	deforestation ⓘ exposure to infectious diseases ⓘ land pressure from colonists ⓘ
traditionalHousing	wood and thatch houses ⓘ
traditionalSubsistence	fishing ⓘ gathering wild foods ⓘ horticulture ⓘ hunting ⓘ
usesTechnology	limited market integration ⓘ selective adoption of modern tools ⓘ

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Tsimané people → alternateName → Chimane ⓘ

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