Murui-Muinane people
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The Murui-Muinane people are an Indigenous group of the northwest Amazon, known for their complex clan-based social organization, rich oral traditions, and deep spiritual relationship with the rainforest environment.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Murui-Muinane (broad ethnolinguistic label) | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amazonian Indigenous group
ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ |
| ceremonialPractice |
collective rituals
ⓘ
use of sacred plants ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| cosmologyFeature |
sacred rivers
ⓘ
spirit beings of the forest ⓘ |
| country |
Colombia
ⓘ
Peru ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
mythological narratives
ⓘ
rich oral traditions ⓘ ritual chants ⓘ |
| culturalTransmission | oral tradition ⓘ |
| environmentalRole | guardians of forest biodiversity ⓘ |
| ethnonym |
Muinane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Murui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabit | Amazon rainforest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knowledgeSystem | ethnobotanical knowledge ⓘ |
| language | Murui language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Witotoan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCrop | manioc ⓘ |
| region | northwest Amazon ⓘ |
| religion | animist beliefs ⓘ |
| rightsIssue |
cultural preservation
ⓘ
land rights ⓘ |
| ritualSpace | maloca ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based system ⓘ |
| socialStructureFeature |
exogamous marriage rules
ⓘ
patrilineal clans ⓘ |
| spiritualRelationshipWith | rainforest environment ⓘ |
| subsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering forest products ⓘ hunting ⓘ swidden horticulture ⓘ |
| threat |
cultural assimilation pressures
ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ resource extraction ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | maloca communal house ⓘ |
| worldview | relational view of humans and nature ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Huitoto
this entity surface form:
Murui-Muinane (broad ethnolinguistic label)
subject surface form:
Southern Colombia