Ye’kuana
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The Ye’kuana are an Indigenous people of the Amazonian region of Venezuela and Brazil, known for their riverine village life, intricate basketry, and rich oral traditions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ye'kuana | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amerindian people
ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Makiritare
NERFINISHED
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Yekuana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country |
Brazil
ⓘ
Venezuela ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
Amazonas state, Venezuela
NERFINISHED
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Bolívar state, Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ Roraima, Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| craft |
basketry
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canoe carving ⓘ woodworking ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Amazonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
fishing
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gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ swidden agriculture ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Caura River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roraima state NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Orinoco region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| housing |
circular houses
ⓘ
communal houses ⓘ |
| knownFor |
canoe building
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intricate basketry ⓘ rich oral traditions ⓘ |
| language | Ye’kuana language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Cariban languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
maize
ⓘ
manioc ⓘ plantains ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
ceremonial adornments
ⓘ
dugout canoes ⓘ woven baskets ⓘ |
| oralTradition |
hero tales
ⓘ
myths of creation ⓘ ritual chants ⓘ |
| populationStatus |
minority group in Brazil
ⓘ
minority group in Venezuela ⓘ |
| region | Amazon Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
animism
ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ |
| rightsIssue |
cultural preservation
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land rights ⓘ |
| selfDesignation | Ye’kuana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | village-based communities ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | riverine village life ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Ye'kuana