Wayana people
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The Wayana people are an Indigenous group of the Guiana highlands in the Amazon rainforest, known for their riverine settlements, rich shamanic traditions, and intricate material culture.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wayana language | 0 |
| Wayãpi people | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amerindian people
ⓘ
Cariban language ⓘ Indigenous people ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | small population size ⓘ |
| hasTradition |
initiation rites
ⓘ
ritual feasting ⓘ shamanic healing rituals ⓘ |
| historicalRelations |
Aparai people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tiriyó people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
Amazon rainforest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guiana Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Wayana language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Cariban languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brazil
ⓘ
French Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
basketry
ⓘ
body painting ⓘ canoe building ⓘ ceramics ⓘ feather ornaments ⓘ woodcarving ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indigenous peoples of the Amazon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indigenous peoples of the Guianas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
Indigenous people of Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indigenous people of French Guiana ⓘ Indigenous people of Suriname ⓘ |
| region |
Upper Maroni River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Oyapock River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
animism
ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
extended families
ⓘ
village-based leadership ⓘ |
| threat |
cultural assimilation
ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ illegal gold mining ⓘ |
| traditionalClothing |
beaded ornaments
ⓘ
loincloths ⓘ |
| traditionalCrops |
maize
ⓘ
manioc ⓘ plantains ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
communal houses
ⓘ
stilted houses ⓘ |
| traditionalSettlementType | riverine settlements ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ slash-and-burn agriculture ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wayãpi people