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Culture Summaryessay 2001 • Heinen, H. Dieter
Warao • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This is a cultural summary of the Warao Indians...Adaptive changes in a tribal economyBook 1973 • Heinen, H. Dieter
Warao • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This dissertation examines changes in the Winikina economy and their repercussions on social organization. A great deal of information is presented, not only on the economy but also on household composition, ceremonialism, etc....Economic factors in marriage alliance and kinship system among the Winikina-Waraoarticle 1972 • Heinen, H. Dieter
Warao • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This article contains extensive analysis of Winikina-Warao kinship terminology and marriage alliance patterns. Particular emphasis is given to the role of affine terminology and relationships in defining and elucidating marriage networks. The author ...The Warao Indians of the Orinoco Deltaarticle 1975 • Heinen, H. Dieter
Warao • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This article addresses a wide array of topics related to the economic organization of the Warao and its change over time. These include a history of contacts with criollos and missionaries, a brief description of the traditional Warao economy, and th...Oko WaraoBook 1988 • Heinen, H. Dieter
Warao • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
'Oko Warao' consists of a series of narratives dealing with life in the lower Orinoco Delta of Venezuela from approximately the early 1900s to the 1980s. These narratives were told to the author (and recorded on tape) by elders from the Winikina and ...Ecology, ritual and economic organization in the distribution of palm starch among the Warao of the Orinoco Deltaarticle 1974 • Heinen, H. Dieter & Ruddle, Kenneth
Warao • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This article examines the ecological basis and function of certain rituals in which moriche palm starch is distributed....Appendixessay 1980 • Heinen, H. Dieter & Salas, George
Warao • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This article presents a map and a listing of various Warao settlements and settlement plans in the Orinoco Delta of Venezuela....Migration and cultural distanceessay 1980 • Heinen, H. Dieter et al.
Warao • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This paper reviews demographic data from five Warao subtribes -- the Winikina, Arawabisi, Koberuna, Sukobana, and Hobure -- in order to isolate the basic population units in these societies, and to study their internal dynamics and the structure of t...Vital statistics of five Warao subtribesessay 1980 • Layrisse, Miguel et al.
Warao • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This paper presents a compilation of vital statistics relevant to the five subtribes of Warao studied by Wilbert and others during the period of 1954-1976. These subtribes are the Winikina, Arawabisi, Koberuna, Sakobana, and Hobure. The data collecte...