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| Urarina |
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| Indigenous Group |
Urarina (Also
known as: Shimacu, Simacu, Itucali, Kachá, Cimarrón) |
| Location |
Peru,
Department of Loreto, Urarinas District, Pucayacu, Chambira, and
Urituyacu rivers. |
| Estimated Population |
3000 (2002, SIL
International) |
| Environment |
Tropical
Rainforest, Swamp |
| Lifestyle |
Semi-Nomadic |
| Subsistence |
Hunter /
Gatherer / Fishing / Agriculture |
| Level of Assimilation |
Nearly
Untouched |
| Language Family |
Urarina
Classification: Language Isolate
Alternative Names: Shimacu, Simacu, Itucali, Kacha,
Cimarrón
Dialects: There are several dialects with minor
differences. Ruhlen and others classify it as Andean. |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue
ABYA YALA News
Articles: Urarina Survival Update, Continued Resource Exportation and
Disease Importation by Foreigners and Newly Initiated by Multinational
Oil Companies
New and Old Disease
Threats in the Peruvian Amazon, The Case of the Urarina
Redbook
on Endangered Languages
Peru
Ecologico
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| NGOs |
Amazon
Watch
AIDESEP (Asociación Interétnica para el Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana)
CEDIA (Centro Para el Desarrollo del Indígena Amazónico
FECONAACO - Federación de Comunidades Nativas del Alto Corrientes
Bank
Information Center
World Rainforest
Movement
Cultural
Survival
Minority Rights Group
International
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