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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.
Pages in category "Huaorani people" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Though the findings made by Fry's group are incredible, there are anecdotal reports from the Huaorani people of other anacondas in the area "measuring more than 7.5 meters long (24.6 feet) and ...
According to the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics, out of a 31,237,385 population, the Indigenous people in Peru represent about 25.7%. Of those, 95.8% are Andean and 3.3% from the Amazon. [2] Other sources indicate that the Indigenous people comprise 31% of the total population. [5] [6]
The Waorani (Huaorani) language, commonly known as Sabela (also Wao, Huao, Auishiri, Aushiri, Ssabela ; autonym: Wao Terero; pejorative: Auka, Auca) is a vulnerable language isolate spoken by the Waorani people, an indigenous group living in the Amazon rainforest between the Napo and Curaray Rivers in Ecuador.
Archaeologists in Peru have discovered the remains of what is believed to be wealthy members of the Chimu civilization, a pre-Inca society that thrived for centuries in arid plains nestled between ...
Dayuma was helpful in teaching the Waorani language to the missionaries. Dayuma was the first known Waorani to convert to Christianity. She eventually moved back to live with her people along with Rachel Saint and Elisabeth Elliot. [citation needed] Epa (born ca. 1935) was Nenkiwi's oldest living wife. According to custom, she killed her ...
A landmark ruling that an Indigenous community in the Peruvian Amazon could reclaim ancestral rainforests has been set aside by an appeals court in a move some legal experts called irregular.