Indigenous Communities from Venezuela

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Karina
Indigenous Group	Karina (Also known as Kariña, Kariná, Cariña )
Location	Venezuela, Monagas and Anzoategui states, northeast near Orinoco River mouth, and a few communities in Bolivar State, just south of Orinoco
Estimated Population	7,251 (2000, WCD)
Environment	Tropical Forest
Lifestyle	Sedentary
Subsistence	Agriculture
Level of Assimilation	Assimilated
Language Family	Ge-Pano-Carib Classification: Carib, Northern, Galibi Alternate Names: Carib, Caribe, Cariña, Kalihna, Kalinya, Galibi Dialects: Tabajari, Chayma (Chaima, Sayma, Warapiche, Guaga-Tagare)
Website URLs	University of Montana: Ge-Pano-Carib Ethnologue: Carib, A Language of Venezuela Venezuela gives land titles to 6 indigenous communities How A Disappearing Oil Field Was The Answer To One Tribe's Prayers United Indigenous Sovereignty Association: Venezuela returns title to indigenous groups International News: Arecunas (Pemons) Protest Construction of High Voltage Power Line in Venez In Brief: Coalition Office News Chronology for Indigenous Peoples in Venezuela A New Reality for Venezuela's Indigenous Peoples Venezuela Delays Guri Transmission Line Indigenous Venezuelans Venezuela: Karina Indians Face Legal Dispossession
NGOs	Common Dreams News Center United Indigenous Sovereignty Association Devnet One World Caribbean Amerindian Centrelink Amazon Alliance Resource Center of the Americas: Human Rights Issues Concerning Indigenous Groups Amazon Watch Forests.org