Arhuaco

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The Arhuaco are an Indigenous people of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia, known for their traditional spiritual practices, distinctive woven bags, and efforts to protect their ancestral lands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
Native American people
ethnic group
alternativeName Ika
continent South America
cosmology view of Sierra Nevada as the “Heart of the World”
country Colombia
culturalHeritage oral tradition
ritual offerings to sacred sites
traditional weaving techniques
culturalRegion Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Indigenous groups
environmentalRole guardians of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
ethnonym Iku
governance Indigenous cabildos (councils)
mamos as spiritual authorities
knownFor defense of ancestral lands
distinctive woven bags
environmental activism
traditional spiritual practices
traditional white clothing and conical hats
language Arhuaco language
languageFamily Chibchan languages
locatedIn Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
mainEconomicActivities coffee cultivation
handicraft production
subsistence agriculture
politicalOrganization Confederación Indígena Tayrona
Organización Indígena Arhuaca de la Sierra Nevada
populationRegion Cesar Department
La Guajira Department
Magdalena Department
recognizedAs Indigenous people of Colombia
relatedGroup Kankuamo
Kogi
Wiwa
religion Roman Catholicism
traditional Arhuaco spirituality
rightsStruggle defense of territorial autonomy
opposition to mining in ancestral lands
protection of sacred sites
spiritualLeaderTitle mamo
linked to: mamos
traditionalCraft handwoven mochilas
traditionalCrops beans
coffee
maize
potatoes
yucca
traditionalTerritory Departments of Magdalena, Cesar and La Guajira
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
uses mochila bags

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Pueblito Chairama associatedWithEthnicGroup Arhuaco people
linked to: Arhuaco
Chibchan peoples hasPart Arhuaco people
linked to: Arhuaco
Kogi people relatedEthnicGroup Arhuaco people
linked to: Arhuaco
Kankuamo people relatedTo Arhuaco people
linked to: Arhuaco
Kankuamo people culturallyCloseTo Arhuaco people
linked to: Arhuaco
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Biosphere Reserve inhabitedBy Arhuaco people
linked to: Arhuaco
indigenous peoples of Colombia ethnicGroup Arhuaco people
linked to: Arhuaco
Valledupar hasNearbyIndigenousCommunity Arhuaco people
linked to: Arhuaco
Arhuaco language spokenBy Arhuaco people
linked to: Arhuaco
Arhuaco language ethnicGroup Arhuaco
Alan Ereira hasEthnicGroupDocumented Arhuaco people
linked to: Arhuaco
Chibchan cultural area inhabitedBy Arhuaco people
linked to: Arhuaco
Wiwas people partOf Indigenous peoples of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
linked to: Arhuaco
Wiwas people sharesRegionWith Arhuaco people
linked to: Arhuaco
Wiwa people selfIdentification Arhuaco de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (Wiwa)
linked to: Arhuaco
Wiwa people relatedEthnicGroup Arhuaco people
linked to: Arhuaco
Pico Simón Bolívar hasCulturalSignificanceFor Arhuaco people
linked to: Arhuaco
Teyuna sacredTo Arhuaco people
linked to: Arhuaco
Kogi relatedGroup Arhuaco
Wiwa relatedEthnicGroup Arhuaco
Kankuamo relatedEthnicGroup Arhuaco
Buritaca River valley inhabitedBy Arhuaco people
linked to: Arhuaco