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  2. Wayuu people - Wikipedia

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    The Wayuu people refer to themselves simply as "Wayuu" and do not acknowledge the term "Indian", preferring instead the term "people". They use the terms Kusina or "Indian" to refer to other ethnic indigenous groups, while using the term Alijuna (essentially meaning "the one who damages") to refer to outsiders or persons of European ancestry.

  3. Indigenous peoples in Venezuela - Wikipedia

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    The most numerous indigenous people, at about 200,000, is the Venezuelan part of the Wayuu (or Guajiro) people who primarily live in Zulia between Lake Maracaibo and the Colombian border. [2] Another 100,000 or so indigenous people live in the sparsely populated southeastern states of Amazonas, Bolívar and Delta Amacuro. [2]

  4. Resguardo Indígena de Mayabangloma - Wikipedia

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    The reserve is inhabited by ethnic groups pertaining to the Wayuu people and covers approximately some 3.8 km 2. [1] According to a census in 2003 the population of the reserve was of approximately 1,252 inhabitants in 286 families. The base of these indigenous families is mostly based on clans, extensive families or nucleic families.

  5. What is Indigenous Peoples Day? A day of celebration ... - AOL

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    Indigenous Peoples Day is meant to recognize the painful history Indigenous people have faced and to celebrate their communities, said Tilsen, who is Oglala Lakota. But it is also “a day of ...

  6. Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Everything To Know About the ... - AOL

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    Indigenous Peoples' Day is recognized on the same day as Columbus Day each year, the second Monday in October. This year, Indigenous Peoples' Day will be celebrated on Monday, October 9, 2023.

  7. How Indigenous Peoples’ Day came about and why it ... - AOL

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    Indigenous PeoplesDay — a holiday that came about as an alternative to Columbus Day — is a chance to reflect on how the US has treated Indigenous people and fight for a better future.

  8. La Guajira Department - Wikipedia

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    The department's indigenous population was the largest of any Colombian department (followed by the departments of Cauca and Narino with 18% and 11.2% respectively) and was 20.2% of the national total of indigenous people. The municipalities with the largest indigenous populations were those where the Wayuu people had settled: Uribia (95.9% ...

  9. Is today a holiday? What to know about Indigenous Peoples ...

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    Indigenous Peoples' Day is Monday, Oct. 14, and has been federally recognized since 2021 to celebrate indigenous communities and cultures.