Trio people

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The Trio people are an Indigenous Amerindian group of the Guiana Shield region, primarily living in the rainforests of southern Suriname and northern Brazil, known for their traditional subsistence practices and rich oral culture.

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Trio people canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Amerindian ethnic group
Indigenous people
alsoKnownAs Tarëno
Tiriyó
continent South America
cosmologyFeature spirit world beliefs
country Brazil
Suriname
culturalTransmission oral teaching across generations
cultureFeature rich oral tradition
traditional shamanism
environment rainforest rivers and creeks
ethnicGroupOf Brazil
Suriname
hasOralCulture legends
myths
ritual narratives
housingType communal houses
language Trio language
languageFamily Cariban languages
linked to: Carib languages
mainAreaInBrazil northern Brazil
mainAreaInSuriname southern Suriname
mainCrops cassava
maize
plantains
neighboringPeoples Akurio people
Waiwai people
linked to: Wai-Wai people

Wayana people
primaryHabitat tropical rainforest
recognizedAsIndigenousPeopleIn Brazil
Suriname
region Guiana Shield
religion Christianity
traditional animist beliefs
socialOrganization village-based communities
traditionalCraft basketry
body ornamentation
canoe building
traditionalFishingMethods fish poison
nets
traditionalHuntingTools blowguns
bows and arrows
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering forest products
hunting
shifting cultivation
uses slash-and-burn agriculture

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