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.
Statements (48)
| 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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