Waiwai
E621365
The Waiwai are an Indigenous people of the Amazonian Guianas known for their forest-based livelihoods, rich shamanic traditions, and small village communities spread across southern Guyana and northern Brazil.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Waiwai language | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cariban language
ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ |
| biome | Amazon rainforest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| cosmology | animist worldview ⓘ |
| country |
Brazil
ⓘ
Guyana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContinuity | maintains many traditional practices ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
communal ceremonies
ⓘ
ritual use of hallucinogens ⓘ shamanic healing rituals ⓘ |
| currentMobilityPattern | more sedentary village life ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering of forest products ⓘ hunting ⓘ shifting cultivation ⓘ |
| environment | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| housingType | communal houses ⓘ |
| knowledgeSystem |
extensive ethnobotanical knowledge
ⓘ
traditional ecological knowledge ⓘ |
| language | Waiwai language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Cariban languages ⓘ |
| livelihood | forest-based subsistence ⓘ |
| mainAreaInBrazil | northern Brazil ⓘ |
| mainAreaInGuyana | southern Guyana ⓘ |
| mobilityPattern | semi-nomadic in the past ⓘ |
| neighboringIndigenousPeoples |
Makushi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tiriyó NERFINISHED ⓘ Wapishana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatusInBrazil | recognized Indigenous group ⓘ |
| politicalStatusInGuyana | recognized Indigenous group ⓘ |
| populationSize | small population ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Amazonian Guianas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Guiana Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | shamanism ⓘ |
| ritualSpecialist | shaman ⓘ |
| settlementPattern | dispersed villages ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | small village communities ⓘ |
| subsistenceSystem | swidden horticulture ⓘ |
| threat |
deforestation
ⓘ
missionary influence ⓘ resource extraction pressures ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
bananas
ⓘ
maize ⓘ manioc ⓘ |
| traditionalHuntingTool |
blowgun
ⓘ
bow and arrow ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritoryUse |
fishing areas
ⓘ
hunting grounds ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritoryUse | gardens ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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