Salitre Indigenous Territory

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Salitre Indigenous Territory is an autonomous Bribri indigenous reserve in southern Costa Rica, known for its traditional culture, communal land tenure, and ongoing struggles for land rights and self-determination.

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Salitre Indigenous Territory canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bribri indigenous reserve
autonomous territory
indigenous territory
aim control over natural resources
defense of territorial integrity
preservation of Bribri identity
country Costa Rica
culturalPractice Bribri clan-based social organization
Bribri oral tradition
Bribri spiritual ceremonies
traditional Bribri medicine
environment riverine landscapes
tropical forest ecosystem
ethnicGroup Bribri
governanceModel community assemblies
customary Bribri law
governedBy Bribri traditional authorities
linked to: Bribri
hasCharacteristic autonomous self-governance
collective land ownership
communal land tenure
defense of indigenous land rights
struggles for self-determination
traditional Bribri culture
hasMovement Bribri land recovery processes
hasOfficialLanguage Bribri language
linked to: Bribri

Spanish language
hasOrganization Bribri community councils
inhabitedBy Bribri people
linked to: Bribri
landTenureSystem collective ownership by Bribri community
landUse forest conservation
small-scale cattle ranching
subsistence agriculture
traditional agroforestry
legalStatus indigenous reserve under Costa Rican law
locatedIn southern Costa Rica
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Buenos Aires canton
linked to: Buenos Aires Canton

Puntarenas province
linked to: Puntarenas Province
partOf indigenous territories of Costa Rica
protectedBy International Labour Organization Convention 169
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
recognizedBy Government of Costa Rica
right right to collective land ownership
right to cultural preservation
right to self-determination
subjectOf human rights reports on indigenous land rights
land conflicts with non-indigenous settlers
national and international solidarity campaigns
threatenedBy land invasions by non-indigenous farmers
violence against Bribri land defenders

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Bribri populationCenter Salitre Indigenous Territory