Indigenous peoples of the Amazon

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Amazon

GPTKB entity

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:conservation_role	preserve biodiversity
gptkbp:contacted_status	some uncontacted tribes
gptkbp:countries_present	gptkb:Bolivia gptkb:Brazil gptkb:Colombia gptkb:Ecuador gptkb:Guyana gptkb:Peru gptkb:Suriname gptkb:Venezuela gptkb:French_Guiana
gptkbp:culturalPractice	gptkb:traditional_medicine gptkb:oral_tradition mythology communal living ritual body painting
gptkbp:diet	gptkb:fish fruits game meat manioc
gptkbp:house	palm-thatched huts maloca (communal house)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Indigenous peoples of the Amazon
gptkbp:inhabitedBy	gptkb:Amazon_rainforest
gptkbp:land_rights	often disputed
gptkbp:languageSpoken	over 300 languages
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Rio_Negro gptkb:Amazon_River gptkb:Tapajós_River gptkb:Xingu_River gptkb:Madeira_River
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:missionary Rubber Boom impact contact with European colonizers demarcation of indigenous territories
gptkbp:notableGroup	gptkb:Ticuna gptkb:Yanomami gptkb:Bora gptkb:Huitoto gptkb:Kayapo gptkb:Shipibo-Conibo gptkb:Awa gptkb:Matsés gptkb:Ashaninka
gptkbp:population	over 400 distinct groups
gptkbp:protectedBy	gptkb:UN_Declaration_on_the_Rights_of_Indigenous_Peoples gptkb:ILO_Convention_169
gptkbp:region	gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:religion	mythology Christianity (influenced by missionaries)
gptkbp:style	gptkb:ceramics gptkb:dance gptkb:music weaving featherwork
gptkbp:threats	gptkb:disease deforestation loss of language land encroachment illegal mining
gptkbp:traditionalLifestyle	gptkb:hunting gptkb:gathering fishing shifting agriculture
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:The_Yanomami:_People_of_the_Amazon
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6