Wayuu people

E632772
Amerindian people indigenous people

The Wayuu people are an indigenous ethnic group inhabiting the arid Guajira Peninsula of northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela, known for their matrilineal social structure, vibrant weaving traditions, and resilience in a harsh desert environment.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Wayuu 3

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Amerindian people ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Guajiro people NERFINISHED ⓘ
artForm Wayuu mochila weaving ⓘ
autonym Wayuu NERFINISHED ⓘ
borderRegion Colombia–Venezuela border NERFINISHED ⓘ
clanDescent matrilineal clans ⓘ
conflictExperience impacted by Colombian armed conflict ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
Venezuela ⓘ
culturalHeritageStatus intangible cultural heritage (weaving traditions, national level) ⓘ
demographicStatus one of the largest indigenous groups in Colombia ⓘ
one of the largest indigenous groups in Venezuela ⓘ
environment desert ⓘ
semi-arid climate ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ
inhabits arid Guajira Peninsula ⓘ
kinshipSystem clan-based ⓘ
knownFor colorful textiles ⓘ
resilience in desert environment ⓘ
vibrant weaving traditions ⓘ
language Wayuu language NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily Arawakan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
livelihoodChallenge drought ⓘ
water scarcity ⓘ
majorSettlementRegion La Guajira Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ
migrationPattern cross-border mobility between Colombia and Venezuela ⓘ
nativeTo Guajira Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ
La Guajira Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zulia State NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalOrganization traditional authorities ⓘ
region northern Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ
northwestern Venezuela ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
syncretic beliefs ⓘ
traditional Wayuu religion ⓘ
socialStructure matrilineal ⓘ
traditionalCraft Wayuu bags ⓘ
hammock making ⓘ
weaving ⓘ
traditionalEconomy fishing ⓘ
goat herding ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ
traditionalHousing rancherías ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wayuu language → spokenBy → Wayuu people ⓘ
Wayuu language → belongsToEthnicGroup → Wayuu people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wayuu
La Guajira Department → hasIndigenousPeople → Wayuu people ⓘ
La Guajira Department → ethnicGroup → Wayuu people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wayuu
Michel Perrin → ethnographicFocus → Wayuu people ⓘ
Patricia Velásquez → ethnicGroup → Wayuu people ⓘ
Colombia–Venezuela border region → hasEthnicGroup → Wayuu people ⓘ
western Venezuela → hasEthnicGroup → Wayuu people ⓘ
subject surface form: Western Venezuela
this entity surface form: Wayuu