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A Huaorani village in Ecuador. The Waorani , Waodani , or Huaorani , also known as the Waos , are an Indigenous people from the Amazonian Region of Ecuador ( Napo , Orellana , and Pastaza Provinces ) who have marked differences from other ethnic groups from Ecuador.
This list contains members of the Waorani tribe of Ecuador who are known for their connection with events surrounding Operation Auca. Many names have alternative spellings, because the Waorani language contains phonemes that were unknown to those who first studied the language. The Waorani did not have a writing system until after outside ...
Huaorani people (6 P) Pages in category "Huaorani" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Pages in category "Huaorani people" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Elisabeth Elliot (née Howard; December 21, 1926 – June 15, 2015) was a Christian missionary, author, and speaker.Her first husband, Jim Elliot, was killed in 1956 while attempting to make missionary contact with the Auca people (now known as Huaorani; also rendered as Waorani or Waodani) of eastern Ecuador.
Operation Auca was an attempt by five Evangelical Christian missionaries from the United States to bring Christianity to the Waorani or Huaorani people of the rain forest of Ecuador. The Waorani, also known pejoratively as Aucas (a modification of awqa , the Quechua word for ' savages '), were an isolated tribe known for their violence, against ...
Dayuma (also Dayumae) (born ca. 1930, - March 1, 2014) was a member of the Huaorani tribe and a citizen of Ecuador.She is a central figure in the Operation Auca saga, in that she was the first Huao to convert to Christianity, as well as the missionaries' key to unlocking the Huaorani language, a language that had not been previously studied.
The Huaorani, also known as the Aucas (the Quechua word for "savage"), were an isolated tribe known for their violence, both against their own people and outsiders who entered their territory. With the intention of being the first Protestants to evangelize the Huaorani, the missionaries began making regular flights over Huaorani settlements in ...