Wiwa people
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The Wiwa people are an Indigenous group of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in northern Colombia, known for their traditional spiritual practices, close relationship with the natural environment, and continuity of ancient Tairona cultural heritage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wiwa people canonical | 4 |
| Wiwi (Wiwa) people | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
Indigenous territorial rights
ⓘ
protection of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| cosmology | holistic vision of balance between humans and nature ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | Tairona traditions ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
oral tradition
ⓘ
ritual offerings to sacred sites ⓘ traditional music ⓘ traditional weaving ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Caribbean region of Colombia ⓘ |
| dress |
handwoven bags (mochilas)
ⓘ
traditional white garments ⓘ |
| facesIssue |
armed conflict impacts
ⓘ
environmental degradation in their territory ⓘ territorial conflicts ⓘ |
| governingBody | Indigenous cabildos (local councils) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorldview | sacred geography of interconnected sites ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of the cultural landscape of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta ⓘ |
| knownFor |
close relationship with the natural environment
ⓘ
continuity of ancient Tairona cultural heritage ⓘ traditional spiritual practices ⓘ |
| language | Wiwa language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Chibchan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Colombia ⓘ |
| partOf | Chibchan peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationRegion |
departments of Cesar
ⓘ
departments of La Guajira ⓘ departments of Magdalena ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Government of Colombia as an Indigenous people ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Arhuaco people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kankuamo people NERFINISHED ⓘ Kogi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
traditional Indigenous religion ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | Arhuaco de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (Wiwa) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesAncestryWith | Tairona people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spiritualLeaders | mamos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
hunting and gathering
ⓘ
small-scale livestock raising ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | circular thatched houses ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory | Caribbean slopes of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin alphabet for Wiwa language ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wiwi (Wiwa) people