Indigenous Bolivians
Regions with significant populations
Bolivia Approx. 6,485,853
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 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 .
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 [ edit ]
Precolumbian cultures [ edit ]
Contemporary groups [ edit ]
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 [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 , Kichwa ), 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]
Toromono (Toromona ), 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]
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Pre-history
Mythology/Religion
European
colonization
Modern societies
by country
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