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Ashaninka Indians __ A photo gallery of Ashaninka images. - illustrated - From photos.bartvo.com - http://photos.bartvo.com/gallery/Ashaninka 

ASHANINKA.NET __ A couple of articles and a movie about technology and the Ashaninka. - From The International Development Research Center - http://web.idrc.ca/en/ev-7359-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html 

Ashaninka sustentability :: Indigenous Peoples in Brazil - ISA __ "The Ashaninka (or Kampa) Indigenous Land of the Amônia River is located in the State of Acre, on the border with Peru. In a single large village inhabited by 72 families, the Ashaninka combine economic activities with the controlled use of natural resources so as to preserve their culture and their territory." Learn about their economics, culture, organizations, and find general information. - illustrated - From Instituto Socioambiental - http://www.socioambiental.org/website/pib/english/indiandus/ashanisusti.shtm 

Ashaninkas __ An excellent history. :Spanish invaders were killed and driven out by the Amazon people they demeaned as "the Campa tribe." Those were the people who proudly call themselves the Ashaninkas. The oppressors never gave up trying to enslave the people of the jungle, and the Native people never stopped their resistance." Just part of a fascinating story though told from a strong political standpoint. - From NY Transfer News - http://www.blythe.org/peru-pcp/rights/asha2.htm 
 
Ashaninkas Displaced From Their Lands __ Follow the continuing story. "The Ashaninka nation, an ethnic community which managed to survive years of violence involving Shining Path guerrillas and drug traffickers, now face the threat of massive displacement from their lands in the Peruvian forests." - From Abraham Lama - http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/41/114.html 

Association for the Conservation of the Cutivireni Patrimony __ Learn about their programs as related to the Ashaninkas. "The primary objective of ACPC is the conservation of the natural and cultural heritage of the Ashaninka communities established in the northern area of the Vilcabamba mountain range, in particular the basins of the Ene, Tambo and Bajo Urubamba rivers." - illustrated - From ACPC - http://www.geocities.com/acpcweb/who.htm  

The Rainforest Foundation - Ashaninka Territorial Security - Peru __ "The overall aim of the project is to establish secure legal land tenure for the Ashaninka in order to underpin sustainable development and social peace in the River Tambo district. Specifically, the project will:..." You can find the whole story. - From The Rainforest Foundation - http://www.rainforestfoundationuk.org/s-Ashaninka%20Territorial%20Security%20-%20Peru

Rumbos Online: Ashaninka: the rebirth of a nation __ "For more than a decade, in a forgotten jungle world in the center of Peru, in a valley called the Ene, a vicious war raged between the Shining Path guerrilla movement and the Peruvian armed forces...It was 1987, and the Shining Path had begun recruiting Ashaninka youths by force. Natives were snatched from their communities and many families were divided at gunpoint to form part of these guerrilla troops." Find out how well things have gone. - illustrated - From Rumbos Online - http://www.rumbosperu.com/articles/2-32-portafolashaninka.htm 

Shining Path Massacre of Ashaninka __ News article from Sep 16, 1993 - From Robin Kirk - http://nativenet.uthscsa.edu/archive/nl/9309/0212.html 
Zoraida Portillo, Colonisation Threatens the Ashaninka __ Learn about the settlement of native lands and some of the history of the Ashaninka since contact. - From Zoraida Portillo - http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/41/105.html 
 

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