Kamentsá people

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The Kamentsá people are an Indigenous group of the Colombian Amazon known for their rich oral traditions, vibrant festivals, and intricate textile and beadwork.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kamëntsá people 6
Kamentsá people canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people ⓘ
artForm geometric textile patterns ⓘ
symbolic beadwork motifs ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
cosmologyFeature ritual use of sacred sites ⓘ
strong relationship with nature ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
culturalPractice beadwork ⓘ
dance ⓘ
embroidery ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ
ritual music ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ
textile weaving ⓘ
engagesIn cultural revitalization efforts ⓘ
festival Bëtscnaté ⓘ
festivalType carnival of forgiveness ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Camsá ⓘ
Kamentzá ⓘ
linked to: Kamentsá
hasAutonym Kamentsá ⓘ
heritageStatus part of Colombia’s intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
language Kamentsá language ⓘ
languageFamily isolate ⓘ
mainSettlement Sibundoy Valley ⓘ
preserves rituals and festivals ⓘ
traditional crafts ⓘ
traditional language ⓘ
recognizedAs Indigenous people of Colombia ⓘ
region Colombian Amazon ⓘ
Putumayo Department ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

traditional indigenous beliefs ⓘ
socialOrganization community cabildos ⓘ
threatenedBy cultural assimilation ⓘ
territorial pressure ⓘ
traditionalCrop beans ⓘ
maize ⓘ
potatoes ⓘ
tubers ⓘ
traditionalDressFeature beaded accessories ⓘ
colorful ponchos ⓘ
embroidered designs ⓘ
traditionalEconomy handicraft production ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ
traditionalTerritory Sibundoy Valley ⓘ
usesMedicinalPlants true ⓘ
usesTraditionalDress true ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

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

Putumayo Department → hasIndigenousGroup → Kamentsá people ⓘ
Southern Colombia → hasIndigenousGroup → Kamëntsá people ⓘ
subject linked to: southern Colombia
linked to: Kamentsá people
Putumayo → indigenousGroupPresent → Kamentsá people ⓘ
indigenous peoples of Colombia → ethnicGroup → Kamëntsá people ⓘ
linked to: Kamentsá people
Sibundoy → ethnicGroup → Kamëntsá people ⓘ
linked to: Kamentsá people
Sibundoy Valley → ethnicGroup → Kamëntsá people ⓘ
linked to: Kamentsá people
Sibundoy Valley → hasIndigenousTerritory → Kamëntsá people ⓘ
linked to: Kamentsá people
Sibundoy Valley → culturalRegionOf → Kamëntsá people ⓘ
linked to: Kamentsá people