Koreguaje people

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The Koreguaje people are an Indigenous group of the Colombian Amazon known for their distinct language, traditional forest-based livelihoods, and rich spiritual and cultural practices.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
alternativeName Coreguaje
Korebaju people
Koreguaje
continent South America
cosmology forest-centered worldview
country Colombia
countryOfCitizenship Colombia
culturalPractice ceremonial dances
myth-telling
oral tradition
ritual music
economicActivity fishing
gathering forest products
hunting
shifting cultivation
small-scale livestock raising
hasWritingSystem Latin script-based orthography
language Koreguaje language
languageFamily Tucanoan languages
languageStatus endangered language
locatedIn Caquetá Department
Putumayo Department
nativeName Korebaju
recognizedAs Indigenous people of Colombia
region Colombian Amazon
religion Christianity
traditional animist beliefs
socialOrganization clan-based structures
extended family groups
spiritualPractice ritual use of yagé
shamanism
threat armed conflict in Colombia
cultural assimilation
deforestation
illegal coca cultivation
oil exploration
traditionalCrop maize
manioc
plantain
yams
traditionalHousing communal longhouses
traditionalKnowledge forest ecology
medicinal plants
traditionalTerritory Ariari River basin
Caquetá River basin
Orteguaza River basin
uses swidden agriculture

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Southern Colombia hasIndigenousGroup Koreguaje people
subject linked to: southern Colombia