Wayana people

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Indigenous people
gptkbp:autonym gptkb:Wayana
gptkbp:containsSettlement gptkb:Kawemhakan
gptkb:Antecume_Pata
gptkb:Apetina
Twinkeling village
gptkbp:culturalPractice mythology
communal living
ritual dances
gptkbp:exonym gptkb:Guayana
gptkbp:firstContactWithEuropeans 18th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wayana people
gptkbp:language gptkb:Wayana_language
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Cariban_languages
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Suriname
gptkb:French_Guiana
gptkbp:neighboringMunicipality gptkb:Aluku
gptkb:Tiriyó
gptkbp:notablePerson Apolinaire Anota (Wayana leader)
gptkbp:organization Association des Amérindiens de Guyane
Organisation des Nations Autochtones de Guyane
gptkbp:population approximately 2,500
gptkbp:populationInBrazil about 300
gptkbp:populationInFrenchGuiana about 1,000
gptkbp:populationInSuriname about 1,200
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:French_government
gptkb:Suriname_government
gptkb:Brazilian_government
gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup gptkb:Carib_people
Aparai people
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
mythology
gptkbp:subsistence gptkb:hunting
fishing
slash-and-burn agriculture
gptkbp:threats deforestation
loss of language
illegal gold mining
health issues from mercury pollution
gptkbp:traditionalCraft gptkb:ceramics
basket weaving
body painting
gptkbp:traditionalDress gptkb:embroidery
loincloth
gptkbp:traditionalTerritory Upper Jari River
Upper Maroni River
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus intangible cultural heritage (threatened)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Uaroana
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6