Yuracaré
E613390
The Yuracaré are an Indigenous people of central Bolivia, traditionally inhabiting tropical lowland forests and maintaining a distinct language and culture closely tied to riverine and forest environments.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Indigenous people ⓘ |
| autonym | Yuracaré NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bilingualismCommonWith | Spanish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| cosmologyLinkedTo |
forests
ⓘ
rivers ⓘ |
| country | Bolivia ⓘ |
| countryAdministrativeDivision |
Beni Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cochabamba Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryGovernmentRecognitionType | Indigenous nation or people ⓘ |
| countryOfficialLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| culturalPracticesLinkedTo |
forest ecology
ⓘ
riverine ecology ⓘ |
| environment |
forest environments
ⓘ
riverine environments ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Yuracaré people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCollectiveLandClaims | true ⓘ |
| hasDistinctCulture | true ⓘ |
| hasOralTradition | true ⓘ |
| language | Yuracaré language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | language isolate ⓘ |
| languageStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| languageWritingSystem | Latin alphabet (for modern documentation) ⓘ |
| locatedAlong |
Chapare River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ichilo River NERFINISHED ⓘ Mamore River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationStatus | small population ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivities |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| recognizedAsIndigenousPeopleIn | Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | central Bolivia ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
colonization of lowlands
ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ expansion of agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalHabitat | tropical lowland forests ⓘ |
| traditionalHousingMaterial |
palm leaves
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionType | animist ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
foraging of wild plants
ⓘ
forest hunting ⓘ river fishing ⓘ |
| usesCanoes | true ⓘ |
| usesTraditionalKnowledgeFor |
forest management
ⓘ
river resource management ⓘ |
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