Ocaina people
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The Ocaina people are an Indigenous group of the northwestern Amazon, known for their distinct language, traditional forest-based livelihood, and rich ceremonial practices.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ocaina language | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amerindian people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ indigenous language ⓘ indigenous people ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country |
Colombia
ⓘ
Peru ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Colombia
ⓘ
Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ceremonial rituals
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use of body painting ⓘ use of feather ornaments ⓘ use of ritual songs ⓘ use of traditional dances ⓘ |
| environment | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Witotoan peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | impacted by rubber boom in the Amazon ⓘ |
| housing | communal houses ⓘ |
| knowledgeSystem | traditional ecological knowledge ⓘ |
| language | Ocaina language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Witotoan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
basketry
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ceramics ⓘ traditional bark-cloth or fiber clothing ⓘ |
| oralTradition | myths and origin stories ⓘ |
| populationStatus |
endangered group
ⓘ
small population ⓘ |
| region | northwestern Amazon ⓘ |
| religion |
animism
ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ |
| riverBasin |
Amazon Basin
NERFINISHED
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Amazon–Putumayo interfluvial region NERFINISHED ⓘ Putumayo River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | extended family groups ⓘ |
| status | endangered language ⓘ |
| threat |
cultural assimilation
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deforestation ⓘ land encroachment ⓘ |
| traditionalActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ shifting cultivation ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
maize
ⓘ
manioc ⓘ plantains ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood | forest-based subsistence ⓘ |
| usesPlant |
ayahuasca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coca ⓘ tobacco ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Huitoto