Patamona

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The Patamona are an Indigenous people of the Guiana Highlands, primarily living in Guyana and Brazil, known for their distinct language, traditional subsistence farming, and rich forest-based cultural practices.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
continent South America
country Brazil
Guyana NERFINISHED
culturalPractice cassava processing
oral storytelling
ritual dances
shamanic practices
traditional herbal medicine
diet cassava-based foods
fish
game meat
economy small-scale trade
subsistence agriculture
ethnicGroupOf Brazil NERFINISHED
Guyana NERFINISHED
governance village councils
housing thatched roofs
wooden houses
knowledgeSystem traditional ecological knowledge
language Patamona language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Cariban languages NERFINISHED
locatedIn Amazon rainforest region NERFINISHED
Guiana Highlands NERFINISHED
mainCrops bananas
cassava
maize
sweet potatoes
partOf Indigenous peoples of the Guianas NERFINISHED
recognizedAs Indigenous people of Brazil
Indigenous people of Guyana NERFINISHED
region Pakaraima Mountains NERFINISHED
interior Guyana
relatedGroup Akawaio NERFINISHED
Makushi NERFINISHED
Pemon NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
animism
selfIdentification Patamona people NERFINISHED
socialOrganization village-based communities
threat environmental degradation
land rights pressures
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering forest products
hunting
shifting cultivation
slash-and-burn agriculture
transport river travel by canoe
usesEnvironment forest-based livelihoods

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