Shiwiar communities

E892647

Shiwiar communities are Indigenous groups living in the Amazonian border regions of Ecuador and Peru, maintaining traditional subsistence practices, language, and cultural customs closely tied to the rainforest environment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous community
Indigenous people
ethnic group
continent South America
cosmology animist worldview
country Ecuador
Peru
culturalContinuity maintenance of traditional customs
culturalPractice communal decision-making
oral tradition
ritual use of plants
shamanism
economicActivity artisanal production
small-scale agriculture
educationIssue bilingual intercultural education
environmentalRelation closely tied to rainforest ecosystem
ethnographicRegion Amazon rainforest NERFINISHED
housingType communal longhouse
knowledgeDomain forest ecology
medicinal plants
knowledgeSystem traditional ecological knowledge
language Shiwiar language
languageFamily Jivaroan languages NERFINISHED
languageStatus minority language
livelihood subsistence economy
locatedIn border region between Ecuador and Peru
populationDistribution small, dispersed settlements
region Amazonas region of Peru NERFINISHED
Pastaza Province of Ecuador NERFINISHED
relatedEthnicGroup Achuar people NERFINISHED
Awajún people NERFINISHED
Shuar people NERFINISHED
Wampis people NERFINISHED
religion indigenous spirituality
rightsIssue land rights
protection of sacred sites
territorial autonomy
socialOrganization kin-based community structure
threat cultural assimilation
deforestation
loss of biodiversity
oil exploration
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering forest products
hunting
swidden horticulture
transport forest footpaths
river transport

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Maina usedIn Shiwiar communities