Indigenous Communities from Peru

Achual | Aguaruna | Amahuaca | Amarakaeri | Arabela | Arasaeri | Arequipa-La Union Quechua | Ashaninka | Asheninka Pajonal | Asheninka Perene | Ayacucho, Quechua | Aymara | Bora | Cahuarano | Cajamarca, Quechua | Candoshi-Shapra | Capanahua | Cashibo-Cacataibo | Cashinahua | Chamicuro | Chayahuita | Culina | Ese'Ejja | Huachipaeri | Huambisa | Huitoto Murui | Iquito | Isconahua | Jebero | Jibaro | Machiguenga | Mashco-Piro | Matses | Mayo-Pisabo | Mayoruna | Nanti | Nomatsiguenga | Omagua | Pacaraos, Quechua | Puno, Quechua | San Martin, Quechua | Sapiteri | Secoya | Shipibo-Conibo | Sihuas Ancash, Quechua | Southern Pastaza, Quechua | Ticuna | Toyoeri | Urarina | Uro | Yagua | Yaminahua | Yanesha | Yine | Yora

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Amahuaca
Indigenous Group	Amahuaca (Also known as: Amaguaco; Ameuhaque; Ipitineri; Sayaco; Amawaca; Amawaka; Amenguaca; Sayacu; Inuvaken; Viwivakeu)
Location	Peru, Ucayali and Madre de Dios States, Sepahua, Curiuja, Upper Ucayali, Inuya, Mapuya, and Purus rivers. Also in Alto Purus (The Purus Reserved Zone PRZ) in the Madre De Dios Reserve.
Estimated Population	300 (2000, SIL)
Environment	Mountain, Plain, Tropical Jungle
Lifestyle	Nomadic (Those within the reserve)
Subsistence	Agriculture / Gatherer / Fishing / Hunting / Paid Labor
Level of Assimilation	Assimilated to Nearly Untouched
Language Family	Amahuaca Classification: Panoan, South-Central, Amahuaca Alternate names: Amawaka, Amaguaco, Ameuhaque, Ipitineri, Sayaco
Website URLs	Amahuaca: A language of Peru Map and links to tribes in the amazon CTC - Center for Tropical Conservation. Biological Station located in Manu National Park Environmental, human rights and indigenous rights movements SINANPE - National System of the Protected Natural Areas by the State CEPF ParksWatch Investigation into isolated Indigenous tribes including the Amahuaca Manu Biosphere Reserve Information
NGOs	Project Underground COICA The Rainforest Information Centre Cabeceras Aid Project Rainforest Alliance NORDECO - The Nordic Agency for Development and Ecology CHIRAPAQ - Center of the Indigenous Cultures of Peru NRDC CCP - Confederación Campesina del Perú FECONAP - Confederacy of Native Communities of the Purús FENAMAD - Federación Nativa del Río Madre de Dios y Afluentes - Native confederacy of the Río Madre de Dios and Affluent ADECAP - Asociación de Defensa y Desarrollo de las Comunidades Andinas del Perú - Association of Defense and Development of the Andean Communities of Peru AIDESEP - Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana - Interracial association of Development of the Peruvian Forest OIRA - Organización Indígena Regional de Atalaya - Regional Native organization of Watchtower CECONSEC - Central de Comunidades Nativas de la Selva Central - Head office of Native Communities of the Central Forest