Arhuaco

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The Arhuaco are an Indigenous people of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia, known for their traditional spiritual practices, distinctive woven bags, and efforts to protect their ancestral lands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people ⓘ
Native American people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
alternativeName Ika ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
cosmology view of Sierra Nevada as the “Heart of the World” ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
culturalHeritage oral tradition ⓘ
ritual offerings to sacred sites ⓘ
traditional weaving techniques ⓘ
culturalRegion Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Indigenous groups ⓘ
environmentalRole guardians of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta ⓘ
ethnonym Iku ⓘ
governance Indigenous cabildos (councils) ⓘ
mamos as spiritual authorities ⓘ
knownFor defense of ancestral lands ⓘ
distinctive woven bags ⓘ
environmental activism ⓘ
traditional spiritual practices ⓘ
traditional white clothing and conical hats ⓘ
language Arhuaco language ⓘ
languageFamily Chibchan languages ⓘ
locatedIn Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta ⓘ
mainEconomicActivities coffee cultivation ⓘ
handicraft production ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
politicalOrganization Confederación Indígena Tayrona ⓘ
Organización Indígena Arhuaca de la Sierra Nevada ⓘ
populationRegion Cesar Department ⓘ
La Guajira Department ⓘ
Magdalena Department ⓘ
recognizedAs Indigenous people of Colombia ⓘ
relatedGroup Kankuamo ⓘ
Kogi ⓘ
Wiwa ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
traditional Arhuaco spirituality ⓘ
rightsStruggle defense of territorial autonomy ⓘ
opposition to mining in ancestral lands ⓘ
protection of sacred sites ⓘ
spiritualLeaderTitle mamo ⓘ
linked to: mamos
traditionalCraft handwoven mochilas ⓘ
traditionalCrops beans ⓘ
coffee ⓘ
maize ⓘ
potatoes ⓘ
yucca ⓘ
traditionalTerritory Departments of Magdalena, Cesar and La Guajira ⓘ
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta ⓘ
uses mochila bags ⓘ

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Pueblito Chairama → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Arhuaco people ⓘ
linked to: Arhuaco
Chibchan peoples → hasPart → Arhuaco people ⓘ
linked to: Arhuaco
Kogi people → relatedEthnicGroup → Arhuaco people ⓘ
linked to: Arhuaco
Kankuamo people → relatedTo → Arhuaco people ⓘ
linked to: Arhuaco
Kankuamo people → culturallyCloseTo → Arhuaco people ⓘ
linked to: Arhuaco
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Biosphere Reserve → inhabitedBy → Arhuaco people ⓘ
linked to: Arhuaco
indigenous peoples of Colombia → ethnicGroup → Arhuaco people ⓘ
linked to: Arhuaco
Valledupar → hasNearbyIndigenousCommunity → Arhuaco people ⓘ
linked to: Arhuaco
Arhuaco language → spokenBy → Arhuaco people ⓘ
linked to: Arhuaco
Arhuaco language → ethnicGroup → Arhuaco ⓘ
Alan Ereira → hasEthnicGroupDocumented → Arhuaco people ⓘ
linked to: Arhuaco
Chibchan cultural area → inhabitedBy → Arhuaco people ⓘ
linked to: Arhuaco
Wiwas people → partOf → Indigenous peoples of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta ⓘ
linked to: Arhuaco
Wiwas people → sharesRegionWith → Arhuaco people ⓘ
linked to: Arhuaco
Wiwa people → selfIdentification → Arhuaco de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (Wiwa) ⓘ
linked to: Arhuaco
Wiwa people → relatedEthnicGroup → Arhuaco people ⓘ
linked to: Arhuaco
Pico Simón Bolívar → hasCulturalSignificanceFor → Arhuaco people ⓘ
linked to: Arhuaco
Teyuna → sacredTo → Arhuaco people ⓘ
linked to: Arhuaco
Kogi → relatedGroup → Arhuaco ⓘ
Wiwa → relatedEthnicGroup → Arhuaco ⓘ
Kankuamo → relatedEthnicGroup → Arhuaco ⓘ
Buritaca River valley → inhabitedBy → Arhuaco people ⓘ
linked to: Arhuaco