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Anu
| Baniwa
| Bari
| Curripaco
| Enepa
| Guahibo
| Hoti
| Karina
| Mapoyo
| Ninam
| Pemon
| Piapoco
| Piaroa
| Puinave
| Pume
| Sape
| Uruak
| Warao
| Warekena
| Wayuu
| Yabarana
| Yanomami
| Yekuana
| Yeral
| Yukpa
| Hoti |
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| Indigenous Group |
Hoti (Also
known as: Yuwana, Yoana, Yuana, WaruWaru, Wadu Wadu, Chicano, Chikano,
Joto, Jodi) |
| Location |
Venezuela,
Bolivar and Amazonas States, middle-superior basin of the Orinoco,
northeast of the Escudo Guayanés |
| Estimated Population |
900 (2006, Wikipedia) |
| Environment |
Rainforest,
Tropical, Riverine |
| Lifestyle |
Semi-nomadic |
| Subsistence |
Hunter /
Gatherer / Agriculture / Trade |
| Level of Assimilation |
Nearly
Untouched |
| Language Family |
Yuwana
Classification: Unclassified
Alternate Names: Yoana, Yuana, Waruwaru, Chicano, Chikano,
Joti, Jodi, Hoti
Dialects: There are linguistic similarities to Yanomamö
and Piaroa (Salivan). |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue,
Yuwana: A Language of Venezuela
Ethnologue,
Language Maps of Venezuela
Orinoco
Online: Hoti Culture
Forest
Peoples: The Upper Caura, Venezuela
WRI
– World Resources Institute: ‘Indigenous Communities and Forest
Activities’
Hoti
Indian Image
Wikipedia – Hoti People
The
Amazon Conservation Team - 2003 Annual Report
The
Managing of the Rainforest by Amazonian Hunter-Gatherers – Article
Abstract |
| NGOs |
WRI –
World Resources Institute
Forest Peoples
Programme
Amazon Conservation Team (ACT) |
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