costa rica’s indigenous tribes
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Costa Rica’s Indigenous Tribes. Jeannette O’Toole PCM-445. Indigenous Tribe Overview. Costa Rica is one of the most racially homogenous countries in Latin America . 24 indigenous reservations Majority are Spanish and Native American – or European heritage Eight indigenous tribes. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Costa Rica’sIndigenous TribesJeannette O’ToolePCM-445
Indigenous Tribe Overview
Costa Rica is one of the most racially homogenous countries in Latin America.24 indigenous reservationsMajority are Spanish and Native American –
or European heritageEight indigenous tribes
Eight Indigenous Tribes
1) Bribri 2) Cabecare 3) Brunca (aka Boruca)
4) Ngöbe Bugle 5) Chorotega 6) Huetares 7) Maleku 8) Teribes
Bribri (bree-bree)Tribe
Population = approximately 13,000 Live in mountainous coastal Carribean areasLive off of the jungle rain forest – most
without running water or electricitySelf-sustaining lifestyleVery knowledgeable on medicinal plants
Cabecare (cah-beck-car) Tribe
Population = approximately 6,000 Live in the Talamanca mountain range of east
central Costa RicaShy people who consider eye contact with
strangers overly forwardNo electricity or running waterThe only people in the world who speak the
Cabecare language
Brunca (broon-ka)Tribe
Also known as the Boruca Tribe as that is where they live
Population = approximately 600Native language is all but extinctSelf-sustaining community: farming corn,
coffee, beans, cassava, papaya, pigeon peas and rice
Choose to live in isolation, raising money through sales of carved wooden masks and woven articles
Ngöbe (na-gaw-bee) Bugle Tribe
Live on the southern border of Costa Rica (extending into Panama) emmigrated from Panama
Known for their chaquira beads
Partnered with Citizens of Chocolate to sustain their community
Chorotega (chore-o-ta-ga) Tribe
There aren’t any pureblooded Chorotega’s remaining and the language is extinct
The Chorotega tradition of making exquisite pottery continues – the raw material is the sand from where iguanas lay their eggs
Huetares (hew-tare-ez) Tribe
Only a small community of native Huetares has survived to this dayLive in the Province of San JoséCultural identity has been mostly lostThe native land is relatively unfertile and corn
is one of the only products grown by Huetares.Crafts: products based on palm leaf, fodder
and vegetable fibers
Maleku (mal-i-koo) Tribe
The Malekus are one of the smallest indigenous groups in Costa Rica Inhabit the northern plains of Costa RicaMaleku is still spoken as a second language next
to SpanishResources: agriculture (cacao, pejibaye [peach
palm], palmoil), freshwater fishingCrafts: manufacture of figurines, ceramics,
making rafts, bows and wooden arrows
Teribes (tare-a-bas) Tribe
Very few Teribes remain in Costa Rica Reside in the Canton of Buenos Aires in the Reserve
of Boruca-Térraba Although the Teribes have preserved their cultural
identity, the original language Terraba is no longer spoken today
Resources: agriculture (corn, beans, rice, bananas, citrus fruit)
Today their territory is populated by many non-indigenous peasants