Pehuenche

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The Pehuenche are an indigenous Mapuche subgroup from the south-central Andes of Chile and Argentina, traditionally known for their transhumant lifestyle and reliance on the Araucaria (pehuén) pine nut.

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Label Occurrences
Pehuenche canonical 6

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mapuche subgroup
indigenous people
country Argentina
Chile
culturalHeritage oral tradition
ritual ceremonies
traditional music
culturalIdentity closely linked to Araucaria forests
linked to: Araucaria
culturalRegion Wallmapu
diet meat from livestock
pine nuts
wild plants
economy gathering of Araucaria araucana seeds
seasonal herding of livestock
transhumant pastoralism
environment Andean temperate forests
high mountain valleys
ethnicGroupOf Argentina
Chile
historicalInteraction Argentine state
Chilean state
Spanish colonial authorities
language Mapudungun
languageFamily Araucanian languages
locatedIn Andes of Argentina
linked to: Andes

Andes of Chile
linked to: Andes

south-central Andes
linked to: Andean region
nameEtymology derived from Mapudungun words "pehuén" (Araucaria) and "che" (people)
recognizedAs indigenous people of Argentina
indigenous people of Chile
region Araucanía Region
Biobío Region
Maule Region
Neuquén Province
relatedGroup Huilliche
Lafkenche
Picunche
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Mapuche spirituality
selfDesignation people of the pehuén
stapleFood Araucaria (pehuén) pine nut
subgroupOf Mapuche
linked to: Mapuche people
traditionalHousing rukas (traditional Mapuche houses)
traditionalLivestock goats
horses
sheep
traditionalPractice vertical transhumance between Andean highlands and valleys
traditionalResource Araucaria araucana
linked to: Araucaria
traditionalTerritory Araucanía region
Biobío River basin
linked to: Biobío River

Neuquén region
linked to: Neuquén Province

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mapuche people subgroup Pehuenche
Picunche culturallyRelatedTo Pehuenche
Picunche relatedEthnicGroup Pehuenche
Mapudungun hasDialects Pehuenche
subject linked to: Mapudungun language
Araucanian languages hasPart Pehuenche