Kofán people
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The Kofán people are an Indigenous group of the northwest Amazon, primarily inhabiting areas of present-day Colombia and Ecuador, known for their rich rainforest-based culture and traditional ecological knowledge.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amerindian people
ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country |
Colombia
ⓘ
Ecuador ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
communal ceremonies
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ ritual use of yagé ⓘ shamanic healing rituals ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
environmental defense
ⓘ
territorial rights struggles ⓘ |
| environment | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Colombia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| faces |
deforestation
ⓘ
oil extraction threats ⓘ territorial encroachment ⓘ |
| hasOrganization |
Indigenous community organizations in Colombia
ⓘ
Indigenous community organizations in Ecuador ⓘ |
| knowledgeDomain |
forest ecology
ⓘ
medicinal botany ⓘ river ecology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
rainforest-based culture
ⓘ
traditional ecological knowledge ⓘ |
| language | Cofán language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | isolate or unclassified language family ⓘ |
| mainRiverBasins |
Aguarico River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Putumayo River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationStatus |
endangered culture
ⓘ
small population ⓘ |
| region | northwest Amazon ⓘ |
| relatedTo | other Western Amazonian Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional animist beliefs ⓘ |
| selfDesignation | A’i NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
body painting ⓘ ceramics ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
stilted wooden houses
ⓘ
thatched-roof houses ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadership |
elders
ⓘ
shamans ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering forest products ⓘ hunting ⓘ shifting cultivation ⓘ |
| uses |
medicinal plants
ⓘ
ritual plants such as yagé ⓘ |
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