Chimane people

The Tsimane' (Chimane) are an indigenous ethnic group in lowland Bolivia, living in the Pilon Lajas Reserve in the Beni Department. The Tsimané are said to number around 15,000, but an actual number is difficult to ascertain due to them living remotely and spread out. 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.

Tsimane speak isolate language Tsimane with two dialects: Tsimane proper and Moseten.

Includes a small group of Mosetén (585) speaking a close dialect.^[1]

Health

The Tsimane Health and Life History Project has studied the Tsimane since 2002. ^[2] 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. ^{[3] [4]}

Notes

1. ^ Ethnologue
2. ^ "The UNM-UCSB Tsimane Health and Life History Project". http://www.unm.edu/~tsimane/index.html. Retrieved 2009-08-14. 
3. ^ 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. 
4. ^ Age Doesn't Mean Heart Disease For Bolivian Tribe. Retrieved on 2009-08-14.

Further reading

• Tsimane Amazonian Panel Study
• The Tsimane Health and Life History Project
• Pueblos Indíginas de Bolivia: Chiman (Spanish)

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