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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yanesha' people | 2 |
Statements (45)
| 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
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ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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Yanesha' people
this entity surface form:
Yanesha' people