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A 2005 genetic study showed 38% of Uruguayans had some indigenous ancestry. [7] [8] In the 2011 Census, 4.9% of the population reported having indigenous ancestry. [4] A 2004 DNA study in the American Journal of Human Biology suggested that the Native American contribution to Uruguay's genetic composition may be far higher than is commonly ...
The Charrúa are an Indigenous people or Indigenous Nation of the Southern Cone in present-day Uruguay [6] and the adjacent areas in Argentina (Entre Ríos) and Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul). [ 7 ] [ 8 ] They were a semi-nomadic people who sustained themselves mainly through hunting and gathering.
Chaná (endonym: Chañá or Yañá) were one of the native nations of Argentina and Uruguay. [1] Their native language is Chaná language (lantek yañá). Their culture was semi-nomadic. After the arrival of Europeans and the introduction of cattle, they started using leather for dressing. [2]
The Guarani are a group of culturally-related indigenous peoples of South America.They are distinguished from the related Tupi by their use of the Guarani language.The traditional range of the Guarani people is in what is now Paraguay between the Paraná River and lower Paraguay River, the Misiones Province of Argentina, southern Brazil once as far east as Rio de Janeiro, and parts of Uruguay ...
The culture of South America draws on diverse cultural traditions. These include the native cultures of the peoples that inhabited the continents prior to the arrival of the Europeans; European cultures, brought mainly by the Spanish, the Portuguese and the French; African cultures, whose presence derives from a long history of New World slavery; and the United States, particularly via mass ...
Candombe is a style of music and dance that originated in Uruguay among the descendants of liberated African slaves.In 2009, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) inscribed candombe in its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Another such group, often referred to by ethnographers as the Nhandeva, is called "Chiripá" by the Mbyá, and the two groups each claim exclusive status as the true Guaraní. [ 7 ] The ritual name used by the Mbyá to refer to themselves is Jeguakava Tenonde Porangue'í, meaning "the First Chosen to Carry the Sacred Adornment of Feathers" or ...
Uruguayan people of indigenous peoples descent (4 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Indigenous peoples in Uruguay" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.