Yaneshaʼ people

E641358

The Yaneshaʼ people are an Indigenous group of the Peruvian Amazon, known for their distinct cultural traditions, close relationship with the rainforest environment, and use of the Yaneshaʼ (Amuesha) language.

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Yanesha' people 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
affectedBy missionary activity
rubber boom in the Amazon
continent South America
country Peru
culturalPractice oral tradition
ritual music and dance
use of body painting and ornaments
education bilingual intercultural education programs
engagesIn community-based conservation initiatives
small-scale cacao production
small-scale coffee production
environmentRelationship close relationship with rainforest ecosystems
facesIssue cultural assimilation pressures
deforestation
land tenure conflicts
hasOrganization Yaneshaʼ representative organizations in Peru
hasWritingSystem Latin alphabet-based orthography
historicalContact Spanish colonization of Peru
knowledgeSystem traditional ecological knowledge of rainforest management
language Amuesha language NERFINISHED
Yaneshaʼ language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Arawakan languages NERFINISHED
legalStatus recognized as Indigenous by the Peruvian state
neighboringGroups Asháninka people NERFINISHED
Nomatsiguenga people NERFINISHED
Shipibo-Conibo people NERFINISHED
partOf Arawak-speaking peoples NERFINISHED
populationStatus minority group in Peru
primaryRegion Central Jungle of Peru NERFINISHED
Peruvian Amazon NERFINISHED
recognizedAs Indigenous people of Peru
religion Evangelical Christianity NERFINISHED
Roman Catholicism
traditional animist beliefs
traditionalCrops maize
manioc
plantains
tubers
traditionalHousing wooden houses with palm-thatch roofs
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering forest products
hunting
swidden agriculture
usesResource medicinal plants of the rainforest

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Yaneshaʼ language spokenBy Yaneshaʼ people
Amuesha language spokenBy Yaneshaʼ people
this entity surface form: Yanesha' people
Amuesha language ethnicGroup Yaneshaʼ people
this entity surface form: Yanesha' people