Tsimané people
| Total population |
|---|
| 2,000–2,500[1] |
| Regions with significant populations |
 Bolivia ( Beni) |
| Languages |
| Religion |
|
traditional tribal religion[2] |
| Related ethnic groups |
|
Mosetén[1] |
The Tsimané (Chimané) are an indigenous people of lowland Bolivia, living in the Pilon Lajas Reserve in the Beni Department. They are still a hunter-gatherer culture, although the settlements are becoming more stable. The Consejo Regional Tsimane Mosetene (CRTM) is the organization that represents the interests of this indigenous group.
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[edit] Name
The Tsimané are also known as the Achumano, Chamano, Chimanis, Chimanisa, Chimnisin, Chumano, Nawazi-Moñtji, and Ramano people.[1]
[edit] Language
The Tsimané people speak the Tsimané language, which is a language isolate. It has two dialects: Tsimane proper and Mosetén. The Mosetén people moved in with the Tsimané communities are their dialects are mutually intelligible.[2]
[edit] Subsistence
Tsimané and Mosetén people fish, hunt, and farm for a living. They cultivate bananas and manioc through swidden agriculture.[2]
[edit] Health
The Tsimane Health and Life History Project has studied the Tsimane since 2002. [3] Among other things, it appears that they do not develop heart disease as they age in the same ways as people in the developed world. [4] [5]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c "Chimane." Countries and Their Cultures. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Tsimané." Ethnologue. Retrieved 22 Feb 2012.
- ^ "The UNM-UCSB Tsimane Health and Life History Project". http://www.unm.edu/~tsimane/index.html. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ^ Gurven, Michael; Hillard Kaplan, Jeffrey Winking, Daniel Eid Rodriguez, Sarinnapha Vasunilashorn, Jung Ki Kim, Caleb Finch, Eileen Crimmins, Henry Harpending (2009). "Inflammation and Infection Do Not Promote Arterial Aging and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Lean Horticulturalists". PLoS ONE 4 (8): e6590. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0006590. PMC 2722089. PMID 19668697. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090810221411.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ^ Age Doesn't Mean Heart Disease For Bolivian Tribe. Retrieved on 2009-08-14.
