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The percent of indigenous population in Ecuador that lives in poverty differs by 4.5 times that of the non-indigenous population. [34] Education is one of the greatest factors for such economical inequality in the country. The lack of education for many indigenous people makes it difficult for the ethnic group to overcome such poverty.
Ecuador's indigenous communities are integrated into the mainstream culture to varying degrees, [30] but some may also practice their own indigenous cultures, particularly the more remote indigenous communities of the Amazon basin. Spanish is spoken as the first language by more than 90% of the population, and as a first or second language by ...
The Indigenous movement in Ecuador was consolidated during the 1990 uprising when CONAIE leaders issued 16 demands, the first of which was the declaration of Ecuador as a plurinational state. The return of lands to Indigenous people and control over territory have been consistent central demands for the Indigenous movement in Ecuador. [5]
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.
The Indigenous people of the Sierra are separated from whites and Mestizos by a caste-like gulf. They are marked as a disadvantaged group; to be an Indigenous person in Ecuador is to be stigmatized. Poverty rates are higher and literacy rates are lower among Indigenous than the general population.
Ecuador's secretariat of indigenous peoples and nationalities did not immediately respond to questions from Reuters. Reported killings are creating a climate of fear for Indigenous communities ...
TURUCU, Ecuador (AP) — In the Indigenous community of Turucu, near the active Cotacachi volcano in northern Ecuador, soccer had always been a man’s thing. The only gleaming green field belongs ...
Ecuadorian people of indigenous peoples descent (3 C, 7 P) H. ... Pages in category "Indigenous peoples in Ecuador" The following 30 pages are in this category, out ...