Indigenous peoples in Bolivia
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Regions with significant populations | |
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![]() 62% of Bolivia's population[1] | |
Languages | |
Aymara, Quechua, Guarani, Spanish, and other Indigenous languages | |
Religion | |
Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Irreligion, Native religions | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Mestizos in Bolivia, other Quechua, Aymara, Guaraní peoples |
Indigenous peoples in Bolivia, or Native Bolivians, are Bolivian people who are of indigenous ancestry. They constitute approximately 62% of Bolivia's population of 10,461,053[2] and belong to 36 recognized ethnic groups. Aymara and Quechua are the largest groups.[1] The geography of Bolivia includes the Andes, the Gran Chaco, and the Amazon Rainforest.
Indigenous Bolivians are the majority ethnic group in Bolivia, accounting for 62% of the country's population. An additional 30% of the population is mestizo, having mixed European and indigenous ancestry.[2]
Lands
Lands collectively held by Indigenous Bolivians are Native Community Lands or Tierras Comunitarias de Origen (TCOs). These lands encompass 11 million hectares,[1] and include communities such as Kaa-Iya del Gran Chaco National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area, Isiboro Sécure National Park and Indigenous Territory, Pilón Lajas Biosphere Reserve and Communal Lands, and the Yuki-Ichilo River Native Community Lands.
Rights
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In 1991, the Bolivian government signed Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, a major binding international convention protecting indigenous rights. On 7 November 2007, the government passed Law No. 3760 which approved of UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.[1]
Achievements
- Evo Morales, the first Bolivian president of indigenous descent.
- Pastor Mamani, the first indigenous president of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice
Groups
Precolumbian cultures
- Tiwanaku, 300–1000 CE
- Mollo culture, 1000–1500 CE
- Lupaca
- Charca people
- Payaguá people
- Uru-Murato
Contemporary groups
- Araona (Cavina)[3]
- Aymara, Andes[3]
- Ayoreo, Gran Chaco[3]
- Baure, Beni Department[3]
- Borôro, Santa Cruz Department[3]
- Callawalla, Andes[3]
- Canichana (Kanichana), lowlands[3]
- Cavineña, north Bolivia[3]
- Cayubaba (Cayuvava, Cayuwaba), Beni Department[3]
- Chácobo, northwest Beni Department[3]
- Chané (Izoceño), Santa Cruz Department
- Chipaya (Puquina), Oruro Department[3]
- Chiquitano (Chiquito, Tarapecosi), Santa Cruz Department[3]
- Ese Ejja (Ese Exa, Huarayo, Tiatinagua), northwest Bolivia[3]
- Guaraní, Eastern Bolivian Guarani or Chiriguano[3]
- Guarayu[3]
- Guató
- Ignaciano (Moxo), Beni[3]
- Itene (Iteneo, Itenez), Beni[3]
- Itonama (Machoto, Saramo)[3]
- Kolla
- Jorá (Hora)[3]
- Leco (Rik’a), east Lake Titicaca[3]
- Machinere (Maxinéri), Pando Department[3]
- Movima, Beni[3]
- Nivaclé, Ashlushlay, Axluslay, Chulupí, Gran Chaco
- Pacahuara (Pacawara), Beni[3]
- Paunaka (Pauna), Ñuflo de Suarez[3]
- Pauserna (Guarayu-Ta, Paucerne, Pauserna-Guarasugwé), Beni[3]
- Quechua (Kichua), Bolivia[3]
- Reyesano (Maropa, San Borjano), Beni[3]
- Saraveca, Santa Cruz[3]
- Shinabo (Mbia Chee, Mbya)[3]
- Sirionó (Miá), Beni and Santa Cruz[3]
- Tacana (Takana), La Paz Department[3]
- Tapieté (Guasurango, Ñanagua, Tirumbae, Yanaigua), Tarija Department[3]
- Toba (Qom), Tarija Department[3]
- Toromona (Toromono), La Paz Department[3]
- Trinitario (Mojos, Moxos), Beni[3]
- Tsimané (Chimané, Mosetén), Beni[3]
- Uru (Iru-Itu, Morato, Muratu), Oruro Department[3]
- Wichí (Noctén, Noctenes, Oktenai, Weenhayek), Tarija Department[3]
- Yaminawá (Jaminawa, Yamanawa, Yaminahua), Pando Department[3]
- Yuqui (Bia, Yuki)[3]
- Yuracare (Yura), Beni and Cochabamba Departments[3]
See also
- Demographics of Bolivia
- Mestizos in Bolivia
- White Bolivians
- Confederation of Indigenous Peoples of Bolivia
- Andean music
- Andean textiles
- Ekeko, Andean god of abundance
- El Fuerte de Samaipata, archeological site
- Guarani mythology
- Kallawaya, traditional healers
- Yanantin, complementary dualism in Andean philosophy
Bibliography
- Ideología mesiánica del mundo andino, Juan M. Ossio Acuña, Edición de Ignacio Prado Pastor
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 "Indigenous peoples in Bolivia." International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs. Retrieved 2 Dec 2013.
- 1 2 "CIA - The World Factbook -- Bolivia". CIA. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 "Languages of Bolivia." Ethnologue. Retrieved 2 Dec 2013.