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Indian Cultures from Around the World
Yabarana (Yaurana) - 20 pure Yabarana and 34 mixed with Piaroa and Macu (1977 Migliazza). 64 (1975 Gaceta Indigenista).
Location: Venezuela - North central, Nueva Esparta, area of the Manapiare River basin above the village of San Juan de Manapiare. Amazonas. Northern, Western Guiana.
Dialects: Curasicana, Wokiare (Uaiquiare, Guayqueri). Distinct from Yabaana of Brazil.
Status: Nearly extinct.
(From part of the Ethnologue, 13th Edition, Barbara F. Grimes, Editor. Copyright © 1996, Summer Institute of Linguistics, Inc.)
The Yabarana tribe, one of the smallest indigenous groups with only 237 members, is in danger of extinction. Government- condoned ranching in Yabarana territory turned many of the fields of corn and yucca that members use for subsistence into grazing ground for cattle. The Yabarana petitioned the courts and government agencies but were not successful in having the cattle removed. The plight of the Yabarana is paralleled by numerous ethnic communities throughout the country who face hardship and even extinction due to encroaching development.
(Venezuela Human Rights & Practices, 1993 - Date: January 31, 1994, Author: U.S. Department of State)
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