Carijona | |
Indigenous Group | Carijona (Also known as: Karijona, Omagua, Umawa, Carihona, Hianacoto-Umaua, Guaque, Hiancoto, Mesaiya, Umaua) |
Location | Colombia, South-eastern Colombia, on the Vaupés, Yari and Caquetá rivers, Peurto Nare region |
Estimated Population | 287 (1997, Etnias de Colombia) |
Environment | Lowland / Jungle / Tropical |
Lifestyle | Semi-nomadic |
Subsistence | Agriculture / Hunter / Fishing / Gatherer |
Level of Assimilation | Fairly Traditional |
Language Family |
Carijona
Classification: Carib, Southern, Southeastern Colombia Alternate Names: Omagua, Umawa, Carihona, Hianacoto-Umaua, Karijona, Guaque, Hianacoto, Mesaiya, Umaua |
Website URLs |
Carijona
Cultural Survival: Ayahuasca, Shamanism Shared Across Cultures The Yurayaco Declaration of the Union de Medicos Indigenas Yageceros de la Amazonia Colombiana UN Commission on Human Rights Report: Indigenous Issues, Mission to Colombia Indigenous Peoples of Andean Countries: Cultural and Political Aspects Indigenous Peoples in Colombia Uncontacted Tribes of South America Ethnologue: Carijona, A language of Colombia |
NGOs |
Etnias de Colombia
Amazon Conservation Team Cultural Survival |