Makushi
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The Makushi are an Indigenous people of the Guiana Shield region, primarily living in southern Guyana and northern Brazil, known for their traditional subsistence farming, rich oral traditions, and close relationship with the rainforest environment.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amerindian people
ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ |
| country |
Brazil
ⓘ
Guyana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
rich oral traditions
ⓘ
ritual songs ⓘ shamanic practices ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Amazon rainforest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guiana Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dwellingMaterial |
palm leaves
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| dwellingType | thatched houses ⓘ |
| economy |
small-scale trade
ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ |
| environmentRelationship | close relationship with the rainforest ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guiana Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ Guyana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| language | Makushi language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Cariban languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | minority language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Roraima state
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rupununi region NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCrop | cassava ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
northern Brazil
ⓘ
southern Guyana ⓘ |
| partOf | Indigenous peoples of the Guianas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
Indigenous people in Brazil
ⓘ
Indigenous people in Guyana ⓘ |
| region | Guiana Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional animist beliefs ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
extended family networks
ⓘ
village-based communities ⓘ |
| traditionalKnowledge |
agroforestry
ⓘ
forest ecology ⓘ medicinal plants ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
cassava cultivation
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ gathering forest products ⓘ hunting ⓘ slash-and-burn agriculture ⓘ |
| uses |
bush rope
ⓘ
forest plants for medicine ⓘ palm leaves for thatching ⓘ |
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