Nanti people
E690827
The Nanti people are an indigenous group of the Peruvian Amazon, closely related to the Matsigenka, known for their semi-nomadic lifestyle, traditional subsistence practices, and relative isolation from mainstream society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nanti people canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | indigenous people ⓘ |
| contactLevel |
limited contact with national society
ⓘ
some groups in voluntary isolation ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
oral tradition
ⓘ
ritual singing ⓘ shamanism ⓘ use of traditional plant medicines ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| housing |
communal houses
ⓘ
thatched houses ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Arawakan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | indigenous peoples in isolation and initial contact ⓘ |
| lifestyle | semi-nomadic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amazon rainforest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Camisea River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Cusco Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Peruvian Amazon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
maize
ⓘ
manioc ⓘ plantains ⓘ |
| populationStatus |
small population
ⓘ
vulnerable group ⓘ |
| protectedArea | Kugapakori-Nahua-Nanti and Others Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | people in voluntary isolation ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Peruvian government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Lower Urubamba River area
ⓘ
Upper Camisea River area ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup | Matsigenka people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Asháninka people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nomatsiguenga people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
animism
ⓘ
indigenous spirituality ⓘ |
| selfDesignation | Nanti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
extended family groups
ⓘ
small kin-based settlements ⓘ |
| speaks |
Matsigenka language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nanti language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering wild plants ⓘ hunting ⓘ slash-and-burn agriculture ⓘ |
| threat |
epidemic diseases
ⓘ
logging ⓘ oil and gas exploration ⓘ territorial encroachment ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.