World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - Venezuela : Yabarana
| Publisher | Minority Rights Group International |
| Publication Date | December 2017 |
| Cite as | Minority Rights Group International, World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - Venezuela : Yabarana, December 2017, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/49749c8035.html [accessed 27 October 2019] |
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Updated December 2017
Profile
One of the smallest indigenous peoples in Venezuela, the Yabarana live along the Paracito River in the southern part of the country.
Historical context
Yabarana have occupied southern Venezuela since the eighteenth century when their numbers were decimated by the poor conditions under which they worked for rubber tappers.
Current issues
Yabarana are threatened by cattle ranching and tourism. Their gardens have been invaded by cattle and they have been forbidden to hunt in land allocated for tourism. To gain legal title to their lands they established the Yabarana Organization of the River Paracito. Still, the Yabarana are very close to extinction if not yet extinct.
Updated December 2017
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