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Piapoco
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| Indigenous Group |
Piapoco (Also known as: Cuipaco, Dzase, Dzaze, Piapoko, Wenéwika, Tsase)
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| Location |
Colombia, North Eastern Interior of Guainia region, West of Puerto Inirida, near the Orinoco River, Lower Vichada River region, Meta and Guaviare Rivers and the Matavén Forest.
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| Estimated Population |
4,542 (1993,
Census) |
| Environment |
Savannah / Plain / Tropical
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| Lifestyle |
Hunter / Gatherer / Agriculture
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| Subsistence |
Sedentary
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| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional
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| Language Family |
Piapoco
Classification:
Arawakan, Maipuran, Northern Maipuran, Inland
Alternate Names:
Tsase, Dzase, Dzaze Piapoko |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue: Piapoco, A Language of Colombia
Piapoco Indians
The Piapoco Indians
Indigenous Communities of Colombia
Cultural Survival Projects: Colombia
Orinoco Online: Tsase
The People of the Matavén Forest and the National Park System: Allies in the Creation of a Community Conserved Area in Colombia
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| NGOs |
Cultural Survival
Orinoco Online
The World Conservation Union (IUCN)
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