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Looking for a good site about the shuar which are a indigenous group of people from Ecuador? |
Travel Info Im mainly looking for a site about the shuar Travel Tips The Shuar are the second largest and one of the most studied Amazonian groups. They have a long history of survival and defense against outsiders, and have had a reputation as headhunters and savages. They live in the southeastern part of Ecuador between the Pastaza and Mara帽贸n Rivers, east of the present city of Cuenca along the contested border region with Per煤. It is a rocky region covering approximately 25,000 square miles along the lower eastern slopes of the Andes. The Shuar's geographic location with the backdrop of the Andes to the west and angry rapids in the rivers to the east has protected them from outside interference and has helped them retain their independence. The word Shuar simply means "people," and until relatively recently, outsiders (including ethnographers) have used the term J铆varo or Jibaro to refer to them. The word J铆varo has no meaning in the Shuar language. They have rejected it both because it is a foreign term to their culture and because of its historic negative association with "savages" and headhunting. With support from Salesian missionaries, in 1964 the Shuar founded the first ethnic federation in the Ecuadorian Amazon. This federation came to use radio programs, a printing press and other means to defend their culture from outside intrusion. Here is the most informational site I have: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/shuar... Here are a few other links: http://www.uweb.ucsb.edu/~eschniter/amaz... http://freeweb.supereva.com/ecuador/... |
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