Apolista people
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The Apolista people are an Indigenous group of the Bolivian Amazon, traditionally living along the Beni River and known for their distinct cultural practices and now nearly extinct language.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Indigenous people ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
colonization of Bolivian Amazon
ⓘ
missionary activity ⓘ rubber boom in Amazonia ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Bolivia ⓘ |
| culturalClassification | Amazonian Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| culturalPractices |
oral tradition
ⓘ
ritual dances ⓘ shamanic healing ⓘ use of medicinal plants ⓘ |
| culturalTransmission | primarily oral ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | small population ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus |
culturally endangered
ⓘ
linguistically endangered ⓘ |
| environment | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| language | Apolista language ⓘ |
| languageDocumentation | limited ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Tacanan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | nearly extinct ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Beni Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringGroups |
Araona people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ese Ejja people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tacana people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Indigenous peoples of the Amazon basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | subject to Bolivian Indigenous rights legislation ⓘ |
| populationTrend | declining ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Indigenous people of Bolivia ⓘ |
| region | Bolivian Amazon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
syncretic Christian practices
ⓘ
traditional animist beliefs ⓘ |
| riverinePeople | true ⓘ |
| threats |
deforestation in Bolivian Amazon
ⓘ
expansion of agriculture ⓘ loss of traditional livelihoods ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | wood and thatch structures ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering forest products ⓘ hunting ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory | Beni River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vulnerabilityFactor |
intermarriage with other groups
ⓘ
loss of traditional territory ⓘ |
| vulnerabilityFactor | language shift to Spanish ⓘ |
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