Yagua people
E945138
The Yagua people are an Indigenous group of the northwestern Amazon rainforest, primarily in Peru and Colombia, known for their distinct language, traditional forest-based livelihood, and rich ceremonial culture.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| agriculture |
manioc cultivation
ⓘ
plantain cultivation ⓘ |
| art |
basketry
ⓘ
beadwork ⓘ featherwork ⓘ |
| ceremonialCulture |
feather adornments
ⓘ
ritual dances ⓘ use of body paint ⓘ |
| clothing | traditional bark-cloth garments ⓘ |
| colonialHistory |
affected by rubber boom
ⓘ
subject to missionization ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| countryDistribution |
Amazonas Department, Colombia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Loreto Region, Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Yagua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knowledgeSystem | traditional ecological knowledge ⓘ |
| language | Yagua language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Peba–Yaguan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | endangered language ⓘ |
| languageUse | bilingual in Yagua and Spanish ⓘ |
| livelihood |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering forest products ⓘ hunting ⓘ shifting cultivation ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
blowguns
ⓘ
bows and arrows ⓘ canoes ⓘ |
| nativeName | Yihamwo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationStatus | small population ⓘ |
| primaryCountry |
Colombia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
indigenous people of Colombia
ⓘ
indigenous people of Peru ⓘ |
| region | northwestern Amazon rainforest ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
animism ⓘ |
| ritualPractice |
shamanic practices
ⓘ
use of medicinal plants ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | village-based communities ⓘ |
| threat |
cultural assimilation
ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | communal houses ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory | Amazon Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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