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A'I |
Achuar |
Amazon Kichwa |
Awa |
Chachi |
Chibuleo |
Epera |
Huancavilca |
Huaorani |
Kanari |
Kayambi |
Karanki |
Kitu Kara |
Natabuela |
Otavalo |
Salasaca |
Saraguro |
Shiwiar |
Shuar |
Siona Secoya |
| Shuar |
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| Indigenous Group |
Shuar (Also known as: Shuara, Muraya Shuar, Untsuri Shuara,
Pakamaya Shuar)
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| Location |
Ecuador, Upper Amazon,
Zamora Chinchipe, Morona Santiago, Pastaza, basins of the Santiago, Yaupi,
Upano, Zamora, Panki, Paute, Tutanangoza, Chiguaza, Palora, Pastaza, Macuma,
Morona rivers.
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| Estimated Population |
110,000 (2006,
Edufuturo) |
| Environment |
Tropical / Mountain / Plain / Forest / Interfluvial |
| Lifestyle |
Nomadic and Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Hunter / Fishing / Gatherer / Agriculture / Animal Husbandry / Eco Tourism |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional |
| Language Family |
Shuar
Classification:
Jivaroan
Alternate Names: Jivaro, Xivaro, (Jibaro), Chiwaro, Shuara, Shuar Chicham
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| Website URLs |
Ethnologue:
Shuar, A Language of Ecuador
Abyayala Cultural Center
Edufuturo Project
CODENPE - Council for the Development of the Nationalities and Peoples of Ecuador
The Ecuadorean Indigenous Movement
Ecuadorian Nationalities
Indigenous Peoples of Ecuador
SHUAR:talking with Ecuadorian Amazon medicine men
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| NGOs |
Confederation of the Nationalities Indigenous to the Amazon of Ecuador - CONFENIAE
Social and Indigenuos Movements of Ecuador
Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador - CONAIE
Amazon Watch
ISIC - Institute for Science and Indigenous Cultures
Amazon Alliance
FIPSE - Independent Federation of the Shuar Nation of Ecuador
FISCH - Federation of Shuar Centers
Earthrights
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