indigenous peoples of Colombia

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The indigenous peoples of Colombia are diverse Native American groups with distinct languages, cultures, and traditions who have inhabited regions across present-day Colombia since long before Spanish colonization.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American peoples
ethnic group
indigenous peoples
collectiveRight cultural autonomy
territorial autonomy in resguardos
use and conservation of traditional territories
continent South America
country Colombia
culturalCharacteristic distinct languages
distinct social organizations
distinct traditions
traditional ecological knowledge
traditional spiritual practices
culturalContribution biodiversity conservation practices
handicrafts and textiles
oral traditions and cosmologies
traditional agriculture systems
ethnicGroup Arhuaco people
linked to: Arhuaco

Cubeo people
Embera people
Guambiano (Misak) people
linked to: Guambiano people

Inga people
Kamëntsá people
linked to: Kamentsá people

Kankuamo people
Kofán people
Kogi people
Muisca people
linked to: Muisca

Nasa (Páez) people
Pijao people
linked to: Guambiano people

Sikuani people
Tairona people
linked to: Tairona culture

Ticuna people
linked to: Tikuna people

Uitoto people
Wayuu people
Wiwa people
Yukpa people
faceIssue armed conflict impacts
displacement
environmental degradation of ancestral territories
land conflicts
threats to cultural survival
historicalPresenceSince before Spanish colonization
pre-Columbian era
inhabit territory of present-day Colombia
languageFamily Arawakan languages
Cariban languages
linked to: Carib languages

Chibchan languages
Quechuan languages
languageType indigenous languages of the Americas
legalStatus collective rights holders
ethnic minorities
recognizedBy Constitution of Colombia
region Amazon region of Colombia
Amazonas Department
Andean region of Colombia
La Guajira Department
Orinoquía region of Colombia
Pacific region of Colombia
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

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Magdalena River valley usedBy indigenous peoples of Colombia
Inga recognizedAs Indigenous people of Colombia
linked to: indigenous peoples of Colombia
Cauca containsEthnicGroup Indigenous peoples of Colombia
linked to: indigenous peoples of Colombia
Quillacinga partOf Indigenous peoples of Colombia
linked to: indigenous peoples of Colombia
Zenú culture heritage Indigenous peoples of Colombia
linked to: indigenous peoples of Colombia
Piaroa recognizedAs Indigenous people of Colombia
linked to: indigenous peoples of Colombia
Resígaro people partOf Indigenous peoples of Colombia
linked to: indigenous peoples of Colombia
Zenú people partOf Indigenous peoples of Colombia
linked to: indigenous peoples of Colombia
Yavitero people partOf Indigenous peoples of Colombia
linked to: indigenous peoples of Colombia
Piapoko broaderCategory Indigenous peoples in Colombia
linked to: indigenous peoples of Colombia
Piapoco people isPartOf Indigenous peoples of Colombia
linked to: indigenous peoples of Colombia
Achagua people partOf Indigenous peoples of Colombia
linked to: indigenous peoples of Colombia
cumbia culturalOrigin Indigenous peoples of Colombia
linked to: indigenous peoples of Colombia
Ika Hands mainSubject indigenous peoples of Colombia
Inga people partOf Indigenous peoples of Colombia
linked to: indigenous peoples of Colombia
Nasa people countryRecognizedAs Indigenous people of Colombia
linked to: indigenous peoples of Colombia
Misak (Guambiano) people recognizedAs Indigenous people of Colombia
linked to: indigenous peoples of Colombia
Yukpa people recognizedAs Indigenous people of Colombia
linked to: indigenous peoples of Colombia
Wiwas people partOf Indigenous peoples of Colombia
linked to: indigenous peoples of Colombia
Dule recognizedAs Indigenous people of Colombia
linked to: indigenous peoples of Colombia
Kankuamo partOf Indigenous peoples of Colombia
linked to: indigenous peoples of Colombia
Kokonuco people partOf Indigenous peoples of Colombia
linked to: indigenous peoples of Colombia
Upper Pasto River basin traditionalTerritoryOf Indigenous peoples of Colombia
linked to: indigenous peoples of Colombia