Arhuaco

E952657

Indigenous people Native American people ethnic group

The Arhuaco are an Indigenous people of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia, known for their traditional spiritual practices, distinctive woven bags, and efforts to protect their ancestral lands.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Arhuaco people	6
Arhuaco canonical	2

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indigenous people ⓘ Native American people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ
alternativeName	Ika NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent	South America ⓘ
cosmology	view of Sierra Nevada as the “Heart of the World” ⓘ
country	Colombia ⓘ
culturalHeritage	oral tradition ⓘ ritual offerings to sacred sites ⓘ traditional weaving techniques ⓘ
culturalRegion	Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Indigenous groups ⓘ
environmentalRole	guardians of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta ⓘ
ethnonym	Iku NERFINISHED ⓘ
governance	Indigenous cabildos (councils) ⓘ mamos as spiritual authorities ⓘ
knownFor	defense of ancestral lands ⓘ distinctive woven bags ⓘ environmental activism ⓘ traditional spiritual practices ⓘ traditional white clothing and conical hats ⓘ
language	Arhuaco language NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily	Chibchan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainEconomicActivities	coffee cultivation ⓘ handicraft production ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ
politicalOrganization	Confederación Indígena Tayrona NERFINISHED ⓘ Organización Indígena Arhuaca de la Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ
populationRegion	Cesar Department NERFINISHED ⓘ La Guajira Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Magdalena Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedAs	Indigenous people of Colombia ⓘ
relatedGroup	Kankuamo NERFINISHED ⓘ Kogi NERFINISHED ⓘ Wiwa NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ traditional Arhuaco spirituality ⓘ
rightsStruggle	defense of territorial autonomy ⓘ opposition to mining in ancestral lands ⓘ protection of sacred sites ⓘ
spiritualLeaderTitle	mamo NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalCraft	handwoven mochilas ⓘ
traditionalCrops	beans ⓘ coffee ⓘ maize ⓘ potatoes ⓘ yucca ⓘ
traditionalTerritory	Departments of Magdalena, Cesar and La Guajira NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta NERFINISHED ⓘ
uses	mochila bags ⓘ