Siona people

The Siona people (also known as Sioni, Pioje, or Pioche-Sioni) are an Indigenous ethnic group living near the border between Ecuador and Colombia, along three rivers: the Aguarico River, Cuyabeno River and Putumayo River. The Siona live in Sucumbios Province in Ecuador, mainly in the Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve and in the Department of Putumayo along the Putumayo River. They have a population of approximately 400 people living within dispersed communities. The Siona call themselves Gãtiya Bãĩ, “People of the Wild Cane River,” referring to the Putumayo River.

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