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Bora |
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Desano
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| Indigenous Group |
Desano (Also known as: Desana, Imiko-Masa, Tukano, Boleka, Dessana, Kotedia, Kusibi, Oregu, Wira, Dessano, Uina, Wina)
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| Location |
Colombia, South-Eastern Colombia, Along tributary rivers of the Vaupes and Papuri
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| Estimated Population |
2,136 (Retrieved 2006,
Etnias de Colombia) |
| Environment |
Jungle / Lowland / Tropical
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| Lifestyle |
Semi-nomadic
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| Subsistence |
Agriculture / Hunter / Fishing / Gatherer
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| Level of Assimilation |
Assimilated
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| Language Family |
Desano
Classification:
Tucanoan, Eastern Tucanoan, Central, Desano
Alternate names:
Tukano, Boleka, Dessana, Dessano, Kusibi, Oregu, Uina, Wina, Wira
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| Website URLs |
Desana
Desano Cosmology
Language Family
Ethnology of Desana
Ethnologue: Languages of Colombia
Desana Indians
Resettlement of Nukak Indians, Colombia
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| NGOs |
Federation of the Indigenous Organizations of the Rio Negro (FOIRN)
Etnias de Colombia
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