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Costa Rica’s Indigenous Tribes

Costa Rica’s Indigenous Tribes. Jeannette O’Toole PCM-445. Indigenous Tribe Overview. Costa Rica is one of the most racially homogenous countries in Latin America . 24 indigenous reservations Majority are Spanish and Native American – or European heritage Eight indigenous tribes.

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Costa Rica’s Indigenous Tribes

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  1. Costa Rica’sIndigenous Tribes Jeannette O’Toole PCM-445

  2. Indigenous Tribe Overview Costa Rica is one of the most racially homogenous countries in Latin America. • 24 indigenous reservations • Majority are Spanish and Native American – or European heritage • Eight indigenous tribes

  3. Eight Indigenous Tribes • Bribri • Cabecare • Brunca (aka Boruca) • Ngöbe Bugle • Chorotega • Huetares • Maleku • Teribes

  4. Bribri (bree-bree)Tribe • Population = approximately 13,000 • Live in mountainous coastal Carribeanareas • Live off of the jungle rain forest – most without running water or electricity • Self-sustaining lifestyle • Very knowledgeable on medicinal plants

  5. Cabecare (cah-beck-car)Tribe • Population = approximately 6,000 • Live in the Talamanca mountain range of east central Costa Rica • Shy people who consider eye contact with strangers overly forward • No electricity or running water • The only people in the world who speak the Cabecare language

  6. Brunca (broon-ka)Tribe • Also known as the Boruca Tribe as that is where they live • Population = approximately 600 • Native language is all but extinct • Self-sustaining community: farming corn, coffee, beans, cassava, papaya, pigeon peas and rice • Choose to live in isolation, raising money through sales of carved wooden masks and woven articles

  7. Ngöbe(na-gaw-bee) Bugle Tribe • Live on the southern border of Costa Rica (extending into Panama) emmigrated from Panama • Known for their chaquira beads • Partnered with Citizens of Chocolateto sustain their community

  8. Chorotega (chore-o-ta-ga) Tribe • There aren’t any pureblooded Chorotega’s remaining and the language is extinct • The Chorotega tradition of making exquisite pottery continues – the raw material is the sand from where iguanas lay their eggs

  9. Huetares (hew-tare-ez) Tribe Only a small community of native Huetares has survived to this day • Live in the Province of San José • Cultural identity has been mostly lost • The native land is relatively unfertile and corn is one of the only products grown by Huetares. • Crafts: products based on palm leaf, fodder and vegetable fibers

  10. Maleku (mal-i-koo) Tribe The Malekus are one of the smallest indigenous groups in Costa Rica • Inhabit the northern plains of Costa Rica • Maleku is still spoken as a second language next to Spanish • Resources: agriculture (cacao, pejibaye [peach palm], palmoil), freshwater fishing • Crafts: manufacture of figurines, ceramics, making rafts, bows and wooden arrows

  11. Teribes(tare-a-bas)Tribe Very few Teribes remain in Costa Rica • Reside in the Canton of Buenos Aires in the Reserve of Boruca-Térraba • Although the Teribes have preserved their cultural identity, the original language Terraba is no longer spoken today • Resources: agriculture (corn, beans, rice, bananas, citrus fruit) • Today their territory is populated by many non-indigenous peasants

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