Koreguaje people

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The Koreguaje people are an Indigenous group of the Colombian Amazon known for their distinct language, traditional forest-based livelihoods, and rich spiritual and cultural practices.

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Koreguaje people canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
alternativeName Coreguaje NERFINISHED
Korebaju people NERFINISHED
Koreguaje NERFINISHED
continent South America
cosmology forest-centered worldview
country Colombia
countryOfCitizenship Colombia NERFINISHED
culturalPractice ceremonial dances
myth-telling
oral tradition
ritual music
economicActivity fishing
gathering forest products
hunting
shifting cultivation
small-scale livestock raising
hasWritingSystem Latin script-based orthography
language Koreguaje language
languageFamily Tucanoan languages NERFINISHED
languageStatus endangered language
locatedIn Caquetá Department NERFINISHED
Putumayo Department NERFINISHED
nativeName Korebaju NERFINISHED
recognizedAs Indigenous people of Colombia
region Colombian Amazon NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
traditional animist beliefs
socialOrganization clan-based structures
extended family groups
spiritualPractice ritual use of yagé
shamanism
threat armed conflict in Colombia
cultural assimilation
deforestation
illegal coca cultivation
oil exploration
traditionalCrop maize
manioc
plantain
yams
traditionalHousing communal longhouses
traditionalKnowledge forest ecology
medicinal plants
traditionalTerritory Ariari River basin NERFINISHED
Caquetá River basin NERFINISHED
Orteguaza River basin NERFINISHED
uses swidden agriculture

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southern Colombia hasIndigenousGroup Koreguaje people
subject surface form: Southern Colombia