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  2. Indigenous peoples of South America - Wikipedia

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    Indigenous peoples in Colombia. In South America, Indigenous peoples comprise the Pre-Columbian peoples and their descendants, as contrasted with people of European ancestry and those of African descent. In Spanish, indigenous peoples are referred to as pueblos indígenas (lit. ' indigenous peoples '), or pueblos nativos (lit. ' native peoples ').

  3. List of Indigenous peoples of South America - Wikipedia

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    The Circum-Caribbean cultural region was characterized by anthropologist Julian Steward, who edited the Handbook of South American Indians. [1] It spans indigenous peoples in the Caribbean, Central American, and northern South America, the latter of which is listed here.

  4. Ethnic groups in Latin America - Wikipedia

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    Benito Juárez was an Amerindian Mexican of Zapotec ancestry.. Latin America's population is composed of a diverse mix of ancestries and ethnic groups, including Indigenous peoples, Europeans, Africans, Asians, and those of mixed heritage, making it one of the most ethnically diverse regions globally. [1]

  5. Indigenous peoples of Mexico - Wikipedia

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    Indigenous communities were incorporated as communities under Spanish rule. [ 27 ] [ page needed ] As part of the Spanish incorporation of indigenous into the colonial system, the friars taught indigenous scribes to write their languages in Latin letters so that there is a large corpus of colonial-era documentation in the Nahuatl language ...

  6. Latin Americans - Wikipedia

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    Argentina hosts the largest communities of both Jews [63] [64] [65] and Muslims [66] [67] [68] in Latin America. Indigenous religions and rituals are practiced in countries with large indigenous populations, especially Bolivia, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru, and Afro-Latin American religions such as Santería, Candomblé, Umbanda, Macumba and ...

  7. Indigenous peoples of Peru - Wikipedia

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    While the legislation has been one of the most forward in Latin America concerning Indigenous education, [28] the implementation of these educational programs has been technically challenging, with teachers agreeing in theory but finding it impossible in practice to bring an intercultural mindset and facilitate bilingualism, particularly with ...

  8. Race and ethnicity in Latin America - Wikipedia

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    The ethno-racial composition of modern-day Latin American nations combines diverse Indigenous American populations, with influence from Iberian and other Western European colonizers, and equally diverse African groups brought to the Americas as slave labor, and also recent immigrant groups from all over the world.

  9. Indigenous peoples of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    The bean is native to Mexico and Central America and later began to be cultivated in South America. Indigenous peoples of North America began practicing farming approximately 4,000 years ago, late in the Archaic period of North American cultures. Technology had advanced to the point where pottery had started to become common and the small-scale ...