Cubeo in Colombia


Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge

Introduction / History

The Cubeos of Colombia had their first encounters with Europeans in the mid-1800s when Catholic missionaries came to their inland territory. During WWI, rubber exploration came to their land, and the Cubeo were often shoved aside. In the 1950s, Sofia M ller and the Summer Institute of Linguistics came to evangelize.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Along with the usual hunting and fishing, the Cubeos are good at producing baskets, ceramics and wood carvings. They sell these to make a living.

Their homes are rectangular homes divided into two sections: one for living and the other for meeting. Their villages are scattered, but most have a school and a medical clinic.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Though there is also the belief in the spirit world, most Cubeos are either Roman Catholic or Evangelical.


What Are Their Needs?

The Cubeos need protection from those who want to exploit their homeland. They also need to become ambassadors of Christ to their neighbors since they are highly Christianized.


Prayer Points

Pray for the Lord to provide safety and justice for the Cubeos as a testimony of his goodness and power.
Pray for Cubeos family leaders to put Jesus first and teach their children to do the same.
Pray for Cubeos disciples to disciple others.
Pray for Cubeos churches to exhibit the fruit of the Holy Spirit, drawing others to the Lord.


Scripture Prayers for the Cubeo in Colombia.


References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubeo_people
https://www.onic.org.co/pueblos/126-cubeo
https://www.todacolombia.com/etnias-de-colombia/grupos-indigenas/cubeo.html


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Cubeo
People Name in Country Cubeo
Alternate Names Cobewa; Cuveo; Kobewa; Kubeo; Kubéwa; Pamiwa; Pamíwa
Population this Country 15,000
Population all Countries 16,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 5
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3 11441
ROP3 Code 102325
Country Colombia
Region America, Latin
Continent South America
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 46  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Vaupés department: Cuduyari, Querarí, and Vaupés rivers and tributaries; possibly also in Guainía department.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Colombia
Region America, Latin
Continent South America
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 46  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Vaupés department: Cuduyari, Querarí, and Vaupés rivers and tributaries; possibly also in Guainía department..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 40.00 %)
80.00 %
Ethnic Religions
20.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Cubeo (15,000 speakers)
Language Code cub   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Cubeo (15,000 speakers)
Language Code cub   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Cubeo
Photo Source Anonymous 
Profile Source Joshua Project 
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