Mojo people
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The Mojo people are an indigenous ethnic group of Bolivia historically known for their distinct culture, traditions, and use of the Moxo language in the Amazonian lowlands.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amerindian peoples
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| colonialExperience | Spanish colonization ⓘ |
| colonialInstitution | Jesuit reductions in Moxos region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Bolivia ⓘ |
| culturalArea |
Amazonian cultures
ⓘ
Lowland indigenous peoples of Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment |
floodplain ecosystems
ⓘ
tropical savanna and wetlands ⓘ |
| ethnonymVariant |
Mojoes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moxo people NERFINISHED ⓘ Moxos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
music associated with Jesuit mission baroque traditions
ⓘ
traditional communal festivals ⓘ |
| hasOralTradition | myths and legends transmitted orally ⓘ |
| historicalEconomicActivity | cattle ranching in mission and post-mission periods ⓘ |
| historicalInfluence | Jesuit missions of Moxos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage |
Ignaciano Moxo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trinitario Moxo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| indigenousTo | Bolivian Amazon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Arawakan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | indigenous peoples of Bolivia ⓘ |
| postColonialChallenge |
land rights conflicts
ⓘ
language shift toward Spanish ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Moxo language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | indigenous nation within Bolivia ⓘ |
| region |
Amazonian lowlands
ⓘ
Beni Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Baure people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paunaka people NERFINISHED ⓘ other Arawakan-speaking peoples ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | indigenous animist beliefs ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory | Moxos plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin script (for Moxo language) ⓘ |
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