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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.
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 ').
Argentina's indigenous population in 2010 was about 900,329 (2.38% of total population); this figure includes 457,363 people who self-identified as belonging to an indigenous ethnic group, and the remaining 142,966 who recognized themselves as first-generation descendants of an Amerindian people. [15]
Ethnoreligious groups in South America (2 C) ... Pages in category "Ethnic groups in South America" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Individual indigenous persons are placed in the subcategory Category:Indigenous people of South America. Note: Where possible, indigenous groups should be placed in one or more national subcategories for ease of location.
Category: Indigenous peoples of South America by country. 4 languages. ... Indigenous peoples in Brazil (17 C, 175 P) C. Indigenous peoples in Chile (13 C, 30 P)
Painting of Bimbache of El Hierro by Leonardo Torriani, 1592 The San are the oldest inhabitants of Southern Africa. Indigenous communities, peoples, and nations are those which have a historical continuity with pre-invasion and pre-colonial societies that developed on their territories, and may consider themselves distinct from other sectors of the societies now prevailing on those territories ...
According to the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC), there are 102 Indigenous groups in Colombia. [29] The ethnic groups with the greatest number of members are the Wayuu (380,460), Zenú, (307,091), Nasa (243,176) and Pastos (163,873). These peoples account for 58.1% of Colombia's Indigenous population.