Siona people
Encyclopedia
The Siona people are an indigenous
ethnic group
living in the Ecuadorian Amazon or Oriente
(est. population 250 in Ecuador (2000 Juncosa)), and in Colombia (est. population 300 in Colombia (1982 SIL)). They share territory along the Shushufindi, Aguarico
, and Cuyabeno river
with the Secoya people
, with whom they are sometimes considered a single population.
The Siona language
is a Tucanoan language.
The Siona people are organized politically through the National Organization of Seona Indigenous People of Ecuador (ONISE), whose president as of July 1996 was William Criollo.http://abyayala.nativeweb.org/ecuador/amazon/oil/oxy1.html
According to Richard Evan Schultes, Where The Gods Reign, p.27, the "Siona are one of the western Tukanoan groups and live in the Comissaria del Putamayo in the region of Mocoa." I lived in this area in the summer of 1961 with members of the Summer Institute of Linguistics. Our home was on the Ecuador side of the Putamayo River and the Siona lived on both sides of the river.
Indigenous peoples
Indigenous peoples are ethnic groups that are defined as indigenous according to one of the various definitions of the term, there is no universally accepted definition but most of which carry connotations of being the "original inhabitants" of a territory....
ethnic group
Ethnic group
An ethnic group is a group of people whose members identify with each other, through a common heritage, often consisting of a common language, a common culture and/or an ideology that stresses common ancestry or endogamy...
living in the Ecuadorian Amazon or Oriente
Oriente (Ecuador)
The Oriente is a region of eastern Ecuador, comprising the eastern slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes and the lowland areas of rainforest in the Amazon basin.- Geographical Location :...
(est. population 250 in Ecuador (2000 Juncosa)), and in Colombia (est. population 300 in Colombia (1982 SIL)). They share territory along the Shushufindi, Aguarico
Aguarico River
The Aguarico River is a river in northern Ecuador. It is the main river of the Sucumbíos province. In the last part of its course it is the Ecuadorian-Peruvian border. It empties into the Napo River...
, and Cuyabeno river
Cuyabeno River
River located in Sucumbios in Ecuador, start in the high part of the Cuyabeno Reserve, and ends in the Aguarico River, Cuyabeno in Siona - Secoya Language means "Kindness River""...
with the Secoya people
Secoya people
The Secoya people are an indigenous ethnic group living in the Ecuadorian Amazon or The Oriente region of Ecuador , and in Peru . They speak the Secoya language, part of the Western Tucanoan group...
, with whom they are sometimes considered a single population.
The Siona language
Siona language
The Siona language is a Tukanoan language of Columbia and Ecuador.- Phonology :Vowels...
is a Tucanoan language.
The Siona people are organized politically through the National Organization of Seona Indigenous People of Ecuador (ONISE), whose president as of July 1996 was William Criollo.http://abyayala.nativeweb.org/ecuador/amazon/oil/oxy1.html
According to Richard Evan Schultes, Where The Gods Reign, p.27, the "Siona are one of the western Tukanoan groups and live in the Comissaria del Putamayo in the region of Mocoa." I lived in this area in the summer of 1961 with members of the Summer Institute of Linguistics. Our home was on the Ecuador side of the Putamayo River and the Siona lived on both sides of the river.
External links
- Siona dictionary online (select simple or advanced browsing)
- Ethnologue report for Siona