A'I |
Achuar |
Amazon Kichwa |
Awa |
Chachi |
Chibuleo |
Epera |
Huancavilca |
Huaorani |
Kanari |
Kayambi |
Karanki |
Kitu Kara |
Natabuela |
Otavalo |
Salasaca |
Saraguro |
Shiwiar |
Shuar |
Siona Secoya |
| Awa |
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| Indigenous Group |
Awa (Also known as: Awá, Quaiquer, Coaiquer, Kwaiker) |
| Location |
Ecuador, Northwest, Carchi, Imbabura, Esmeraldas,
between Mira and San Juan rivers |
| Estimated Population |
3,750 (2006,
Edufuturo) |
| Environment |
Tropical / Lowland / Rainforest |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Agriculture / Hunter / Fishing / Paid Labor / Animal Husbandry |
| Level of Assimilation |
Nearly Untouched |
| Language Family |
Awa-Cuaiquer
Classification: Barbacoan, Pasto
Alternate Names: Awa, Awapit, Cuaiqer |
| Website URLs |
Edufuturo Project
Ethnologue: Languages of Ecuador
The Creation of the Awá Indian Territory
USAID Mission to Ecuador
Abyayala Cultural Center
CODENPE – Council for the Development of the Nationalities and Peoples of Ecuador
The Ecuadorean Indigenous Movement
Ecuadorian Nationalities
Indigenous Peoples of Ecuador
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| NGOs |
Cultural Survival
Conservation Project of Areas Managed by Indigenous peoples. (Caiman)
Rainforest Alliance with Eco-Index
Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador
Social and Indigenuos Movements of Ecuador
Earthrights International
ISIC - Institute for Science and Indigenous Cultures
Indigenous Peoples of Ecuador
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