Kalin’a
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The Kalin’a are an Indigenous people of northern South America, particularly the Guianas and parts of the Caribbean coast, known for their distinct language, rich oral traditions, and historical role in regional trade and resistance to colonization.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Indigenous people ⓘ |
| encounteredColonialPower |
British colonial authorities
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Dutch colonial authorities ⓘ French colonial authorities ⓘ Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
coastal trade
ⓘ
riverine trade ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTrait |
basketry
ⓘ
canoe building ⓘ ceremonial dances ⓘ rich oral traditions ⓘ ritual music ⓘ storytelling traditions ⓘ traditional body painting ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Carib
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalinago NERFINISHED ⓘ Mainland Carib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalStatus | Indigenous people recognized by several South American states ⓘ |
| hasPopulationTrend |
communities still present in the 21st century
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population reduced after European contact ⓘ |
| hasRightClaim |
cultural rights
ⓘ
land rights ⓘ |
| hasRightClaim | language rights ⓘ |
| hasSocialStructure |
extended kin groups
ⓘ
village-based communities ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
regional trade networks
ⓘ
resistance to European colonization ⓘ |
| inhabitsRegion |
Caribbean coast of South America
ⓘ
French Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Guyana NERFINISHED ⓘ Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ northern South America ⓘ the Guianas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Indigenous peoples of South America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indigenous peoples of the Guianas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | ethnographic research in the Guianas ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Cariban languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousBelief |
animism
ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ |
| speaksLanguage | Kalin’a language ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
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gathering wild resources ⓘ hunting ⓘ shifting cultivation ⓘ |
| usesWatercraft | dugout canoes ⓘ |
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