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| Mashco-Piro |
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| Indigenous Group |
Mashco-Piro
(Also known as: Cujareno, Cujareno, "Mashco") |
| Location |
Peru, Alto
Purus province, in the far west of the Peruvian Amazon jungle, Manu
Park, Department of Madre de Dios. Cujar, Purus, Tahuamanu, Mishagua,
and Piedras rivers |
| Estimated Population |
20 to 100
(800, Tierramerica)
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| Environment |
Rainforest /
Savannah / Swamp / Tropical |
| Lifestyle |
Nomadic |
| Subsistence |
Hunter /
Gatherer / Fishing |
| Level of Assimilation |
Untouched |
| Language Family |
Mashco-Piro
Classification: Arawakan, Maipuran, Southern Maipuran,
Purus
Alternative Names: Cujareno, Cujareno, "Mashco"
Dialects: About 60% inherent intelligibility of Yine.
"Mashco" is a derogatory name |
| Website URLs |
Tierramerica,
Article: Transitory Reserves for Mashco-Piro Indians
WWF,
Large Indigenous communities receive protection in Peru
WWF,
Peru - significant move to protect biodiversity and respect
indigenous people's rights
Ethnologue
Report, Mashco-Piro
Statement
to the Secretary General, U N from Survival International
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| NGOs |
WWF
Survival
International
Natural
Resources Defence Council: Biogems
Amazon Alliance,
for Indigenous and Traditional Peoples of the Amazon Basin
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