Arekuna

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Arekuna are an Indigenous people of the Guiana Highlands region in northern South America, culturally and linguistically related to other Cariban-speaking groups.

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Arekuna canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
continent South America
country Brazil
Guyana
Venezuela
culturallyRelatedTo Akawaio
Makushi
Pemon
culturalRegion Guiana Highlands
ethnicGroupOf Guiana Highlands
governedBy indigenous community councils
indigenousTo Brazil
Guyana
Venezuela
language Arekuna language
languageFamily Carib
Cariban languages
linked to: Carib languages
linguisticallyRelatedTo Akawaio language
Makushi language
Pemon language
linguisticRelation Cariban-speaking groups
locatedIn Gran Sabana region
linked to: Gran Sabana
macroRegion Amazon basin
linked to: Amazon Basin

Guiana Shield
oralTradition legends
myths
ritual chants
partOf Carib peoples
recognizedAs indigenous people in Brazil
indigenous people in Guyana
indigenous people in Venezuela
region northern South America
religion Christianity
traditional animist beliefs
traditionalCraft basketry
ceramics
hammock weaving
traditionalCrop cassava
maize
plantains
traditionalHousing communal houses
traditionalReligionSpecialist shaman
traditionalSubsistence fishing
hunting
shifting cultivation
usesWritingSystem Latin script

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