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Tucano bark cloth dance regalia, collection of the American Museum of Natural History. The Tucano people (sometimes spelt Tukano)(In Tucano: ye’pâ-masɨ (m.sg.), ye’pâ-maso (f.sg.), ye’pâ-masa (pl.)), [1] are a group of Indigenous South Americans in the northwestern Amazon, along the Vaupés River and the surrounding area.
The Tupian language family is the language family most widely spoken in the Amazon. Amazonian languages is the term used to refer to the indigenous languages of "Greater Amazonia." This area is significantly larger than the Amazon and extends from the Atlantic coast all the way to the Andes, while its southern border is usually said to be the ...
Indigenous languages of Western Amazonia (9 C, 41 P) Pages in category "Indigenous culture of the Amazon" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
The native peoples of the Pacific coast also make totem poles, a trait attributed to other tribes as well. In 2000 a land claim was settled between the Nisga'a people of British Columbia and the provincial government, resulting in the return of over 2,000 square kilometres of land to the Nisga'a.
The Matsés have long guarded their lands from other indigenous tribes and struggle with encroachment from illegal logging practices and poaching. The approximately 3,200 Matsés people speak the Matsés language which belongs to the Panoan language family. In the last thirty years, they have become a largely settled people living mostly in ...
Indigenous peoples in Canada (also known as Aboriginals) [2] are the Indigenous peoples within the boundaries of Canada. They comprise the First Nations , [ 3 ] Inuit , [ 4 ] and Métis , [ 5 ] representing roughly 5.0% of the total Canadian population .
For the 2006 census, Statistics Canada stated "ethnic origin responses in the census are a reflection of each respondent's perception of their ethnic ancestry". [25] For the 2021 census, Statistics Canada stated "ethnic or cultural origins refers to the ethnic or cultural origins of the person's ancestors. Ancestors may have Indigenous origins ...