Pemón

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Pemón is an indigenous people of the Gran Sabana region in southeastern Venezuela, known for their distinct language and close relationship with the Canaima National Park area.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Pemón canonical 4
Pemón people 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf indigenous people
associatedWith Canaima National Park
continent South America
country Venezuela
countryMinorityStatus indigenous minority in Venezuela
culturalPractice oral tradition
ritual dances
shamanism
culturalRegion Amazon-Orinoco region
economicActivity handicrafts
small-scale agriculture
tourism-related services
environment Guiana Shield
tepui landscapes
ethnicGroupOf Venezuela
governance community-based leadership
language Pemón language
linked to: Pemon language
languageFamily Cariban languages
linked to: Carib languages
linguisticStatus indigenous language speakers
mythology spirits of mountains and rivers
nearbyLandmark Angel Falls
neighboringIndigenousPeoples Makushi
Warao
linked to: Warao people

Ye'kuana
linked to: Ye’kuana
notableArea Canaima National Park
Gran Sabana
populationCountry Brazil
Guyana
Venezuela
primaryRegion Gran Sabana
recognizedBy Venezuelan state
linked to: Venezuela (state)
region southeastern Venezuela
religion Christianity
traditional indigenous beliefs
rightsIssue environmental protection
land rights
selfDesignation Pemón
subgroupOf Carib peoples
traditionalCraft basket weaving
hammock making
traditionalHousing palm-thatched houses
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
slash-and-burn agriculture
traditionalTerritory Gran Sabana
usesLanguage Pemón

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canaima Lagoon indigenousTerritory Pemón people
subject linked to: Canaima lagoon
linked to: Pemón
Churún River associatedWithIndigenousPeople Pemón people
linked to: Pemón
Kamarata ethnicGroup Pemón people
linked to: Pemón
Pemón usesLanguage Pemón
Pemón selfDesignation Pemón