Quichua of Napo
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The Quichua of Napo are an Indigenous Kichwa-speaking people of Ecuador’s Amazon region, known for their rainforest-based livelihoods, rich oral traditions, and syncretic spiritual practices.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quichua del Oriente | 1 |
| Quichua of Tena | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
ⓘ
Kichwa people ⓘ |
| country | Ecuador ⓘ |
| environment | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facesIssue |
deforestation
ⓘ
loss of traditional territory ⓘ oil extraction impacts ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
myths about forest spirits
ⓘ
rituals for river and forest beings ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
oral tradition
ⓘ
ritual dance ⓘ ritual music ⓘ storytelling ⓘ use of medicinal plants ⓘ |
| hasKnowledge |
ethnobotany
ⓘ
rainforest ecology ⓘ |
| hasSocialOrganization |
community assemblies
ⓘ
extended family households ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Amazonian Kichwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Kichwa ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Quechuan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ecuadorian Amazon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering forest products ⓘ hunting ⓘ swidden agriculture ⓘ |
| region |
Amazon rainforest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Napo River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Quichua of Pastaza
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quichua of Tena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
animism
ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ syncretic Christianity ⓘ |
| traditionalClothing |
beadwork
ⓘ
cotton garments ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
handicraft production
ⓘ
hunting and fishing ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
chicha de yuca
ⓘ
manioc ⓘ plantains ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
thatched roofs
ⓘ
wooden houses on stilts ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Quichua of Tena
this entity surface form:
Quichua del Oriente