Cofán history

AI note: expansion-2026-08: overview compiled with AI assistance as original prose from cited public sources (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cofan_people, https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cof%C3%A1n). Population figure: 3300 (2018, Ecuador 2010 census (1,485) and Colombia 2018 census (1,816), cited by Wikipedia (ES)). Awaiting contributor and community review. Sensitivity: Population is nearly evenly split between Ecuador and Colombia; census figures differ by year and method.

AI note: wave11: compiled with AI assistance as original prose from cited public sources. Sensitivity: yagé is central to A'i Cofán life and reputation and is named and placed only — no preparation, plant part, quantity, combination or method anywhere, in line with the Inga and Kamëntsá profiles. Oil contamination and the Chevron-Texaco litigation are recorded as documented court and public record; the archive states findings and figures without adopting advocacy framing. Population figures are given as ranges because Ecuadorian and Colombian sources count differently.

AI note: wave11: compiled with AI assistance as original prose from cited public sources. Sensitivity: yagé is central to A'i Cofán life and reputation and is named and placed only — no preparation, plant part, quantity, combination or method anywhere, in line with the Inga and Kamëntsá profiles. Oil contamination and the Chevron-Texaco litigation are recorded as documented court and public record; the archive states findings and figures without adopting advocacy framing. Population figures are given as ranges because Ecuadorian and Colombian sources count differently.

AI note: wave11: compiled with AI assistance as original prose from cited public sources. Sensitivity: yagé is central to A'i Cofán life and reputation and is named and placed only — no preparation, plant part, quantity, combination or method anywhere, in line with the Inga and Kamëntsá profiles. Oil contamination and the Chevron-Texaco litigation are recorded as documented court and public record; the archive states findings and figures without adopting advocacy framing. Population figures are given as ranges because Ecuadorian and Colombian sources count differently.

AI note: wave11: compiled with AI assistance as original prose from cited public sources. Sensitivity: yagé is central to A'i Cofán life and reputation and is named and placed only — no preparation, plant part, quantity, combination or method anywhere, in line with the Inga and Kamëntsá profiles. Oil contamination and the Chevron-Texaco litigation are recorded as documented court and public record; the archive states findings and figures without adopting advocacy framing. Population figures are given as ranges because Ecuadorian and Colombian sources count differently.

AI note: wave11: compiled with AI assistance as original prose from cited public sources. Sensitivity: yagé is central to A'i Cofán life and reputation and is named and placed only — no preparation, plant part, quantity, combination or method anywhere, in line with the Inga and Kamëntsá profiles. Oil contamination and the Chevron-Texaco litigation are recorded as documented court and public record; the archive states findings and figures without adopting advocacy framing. Population figures are given as ranges because Ecuadorian and Colombian sources count differently.

AI note: wave11: compiled with AI assistance as original prose from cited public sources. Sensitivity: yagé is central to A'i Cofán life and reputation and is named and placed only — no preparation, plant part, quantity, combination or method anywhere, in line with the Inga and Kamëntsá profiles. Oil contamination and the Chevron-Texaco litigation are recorded as documented court and public record; the archive states findings and figures without adopting advocacy framing. Population figures are given as ranges because Ecuadorian and Colombian sources count differently.

AI note: wave11: compiled with AI assistance as original prose from cited public sources. Sensitivity: yagé is central to A'i Cofán life and reputation and is named and placed only — no preparation, plant part, quantity, combination or method anywhere, in line with the Inga and Kamëntsá profiles. Oil contamination and the Chevron-Texaco litigation are recorded as documented court and public record; the archive states findings and figures without adopting advocacy framing. Population figures are given as ranges because Ecuadorian and Colombian sources count differently.

AI note: wave11: compiled with AI assistance as original prose from cited public sources. Sensitivity: yagé is central to A'i Cofán life and reputation and is named and placed only — no preparation, plant part, quantity, combination or method anywhere, in line with the Inga and Kamëntsá profiles. Oil contamination and the Chevron-Texaco litigation are recorded as documented court and public record; the archive states findings and figures without adopting advocacy framing. Population figures are given as ranges because Ecuadorian and Colombian sources count differently.

AI note: wave11: compiled with AI assistance as original prose from cited public sources. Sensitivity: yagé is central to A'i Cofán life and reputation and is named and placed only — no preparation, plant part, quantity, combination or method anywhere, in line with the Inga and Kamëntsá profiles. Oil contamination and the Chevron-Texaco litigation are recorded as documented court and public record; the archive states findings and figures without adopting advocacy framing. Population figures are given as ranges because Ecuadorian and Colombian sources count differently.

AI note: wave11: compiled with AI assistance as original prose from cited public sources. Sensitivity: yagé is central to A'i Cofán life and reputation and is named and placed only — no preparation, plant part, quantity, combination or method anywhere, in line with the Inga and Kamëntsá profiles. Oil contamination and the Chevron-Texaco litigation are recorded as documented court and public record; the archive states findings and figures without adopting advocacy framing. Population figures are given as ranges because Ecuadorian and Colombian sources count differently.

AI note: wave11: compiled with AI assistance as original prose from cited public sources. Sensitivity: yagé is central to A'i Cofán life and reputation and is named and placed only — no preparation, plant part, quantity, combination or method anywhere, in line with the Inga and Kamëntsá profiles. Oil contamination and the Chevron-Texaco litigation are recorded as documented court and public record; the archive states findings and figures without adopting advocacy framing. Population figures are given as ranges because Ecuadorian and Colombian sources count differently.

AI note: wave11: compiled with AI assistance as original prose from cited public sources. Sensitivity: yagé is central to A'i Cofán life and reputation and is named and placed only — no preparation, plant part, quantity, combination or method anywhere, in line with the Inga and Kamëntsá profiles. Oil contamination and the Chevron-Texaco litigation are recorded as documented court and public record; the archive states findings and figures without adopting advocacy framing. Population figures are given as ranges because Ecuadorian and Colombian sources count differently.