Tsimane people

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Indigenous people
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Tsimané
Chimane people
gptkbp:autonym gptkb:Tsimane’
gptkbp:country gptkb:Bolivia
gptkbp:culturalPractice mythology
communal living
oral storytelling
gptkbp:diet gptkb:fish
manioc
plantains
wild game
gptkbp:education limited access to formal education
gptkbp:healthResearch gptkb:Tsimane_Health_and_Life_History_Project
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tsimane people
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Mosetenan_languages
gptkbp:languageStatus vulnerable
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity gptkb:hunting
farming
fishing
gathering wild foods
gptkbp:mainLanguage Tsimane language
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:Bolivia
gptkbp:notableFor low rates of heart disease
high fertility rates
high physical activity
traditional knowledge of plants
gptkbp:notableResearchFinding slow brain aging
lowest reported levels of coronary artery disease
gptkbp:politicalParty community assemblies
gptkbp:population ~16,000
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Bolivian_government
gptkbp:region gptkb:Amazon_rainforest
gptkb:Beni_Department
gptkb:Yacuma_Province
Ballivián Province
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Mosetén_people
gptkbp:religion mythology
gptkbp:settlementType villages along rivers
gptkbp:studiedBy anthropologists
biomedical researchers
gptkbp:threats deforestation
disease exposure
encroachment by outsiders
gptkbp:traditionalLifestyle hunter-gatherer
slash-and-burn agriculture
gptkbp:traditionalUse herbal remedies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hunting_and_Gathering
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7