Trio people
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The Trio people are an Indigenous Amerindian group of the Guiana Shield region, primarily living in the rainforests of southern Suriname and northern Brazil, known for their traditional subsistence practices and rich oral culture.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amerindian ethnic group
ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tarëno
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tiriyó NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| cosmologyFeature | spirit world beliefs ⓘ |
| country |
Brazil
ⓘ
Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalTransmission | oral teaching across generations ⓘ |
| cultureFeature |
rich oral tradition
ⓘ
traditional shamanism ⓘ |
| environment | rainforest rivers and creeks ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOralCulture |
legends
ⓘ
myths ⓘ ritual narratives ⓘ |
| housingType | communal houses ⓘ |
| language | Trio language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Cariban languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainAreaInBrazil | northern Brazil ⓘ |
| mainAreaInSuriname | southern Suriname ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
cassava
ⓘ
maize ⓘ plantains ⓘ |
| neighboringPeoples |
Akurio people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waiwai people NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayana people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryHabitat | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| recognizedAsIndigenousPeopleIn |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Guiana Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional animist beliefs ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | village-based communities ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
body ornamentation ⓘ canoe building ⓘ |
| traditionalFishingMethods |
fish poison
ⓘ
nets ⓘ |
| traditionalHuntingTools |
blowguns
ⓘ
bows and arrows ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering forest products ⓘ hunting ⓘ shifting cultivation ⓘ |
| uses | slash-and-burn agriculture ⓘ |
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