Warekena people

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The Warekena people are an Indigenous group of the Northwest Amazon, primarily living along rivers in Brazil and Venezuela, known for their distinct Arawakan language and riverine culture.

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Warekena people canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
continent South America
country Brazil
Venezuela
cultureType riverine culture
economicActivity fishing-based economy
small-scale agriculture
environment riverine ecosystems
tropical rainforest
ethnicGroupOf Brazil
Venezuela
foodProcessing manioc flour production
hasCulturalPractice oral tradition
ritual use of manioc
river-based navigation
shamanism
hasWritingSystem Latin script (for documented use)
language Warekena language
languageBranch Northern Arawakan languages
languageFamily Arawakan languages
linguisticStatus endangered language community
livesAlong Casiquiare Canal region
linked to: Casiquiare canal

Rio Negro basin
linked to: Negro River basin
locatedIn Northwest Amazon
mainCrop manioc
neighboringGroups Baniwa people
linked to: Baniwa peoples

Baré people
linked to: Baré peoples

Curripaco people
Tukanoan peoples
linked to: Tukano peoples
partOf Indigenous peoples of Brazil
Indigenous peoples of Venezuela
Indigenous peoples of the Amazon
region Amazon rainforest
Rio Negro region
Upper Rio Negro
linked to: Rio Negro
religion animism
socialOrganization kin-based communities
traditionalHousing communal houses
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
swidden agriculture
usesRiverFor fishing
trade
transportation

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Warekena language spokenBy Warekena people
Guarequena hasEthnicGroup Warekena people
Uarekena spokenBy Warekena people
Xié River inhabitedBy Warekena people
Xié River hasCulturalSignificanceFor Warekena people
Curripaco people relatedEthnicGroup Warekena people