Amazon Alliance __ "The Amazon Alliance works to defend the rights, territories and environment of indigenous and traditional peoples of the Amazon Basin. The Alliance is an initiative born out of the partnership between indigenous and traditional peoples of the Amazon and groups and individuals who share their concerns for the future of the Amazon and its peoples." Learn about the organization, its activities and keep up on the news. - illustrated - From Amazonalliance.org - http://www.amazonalliance.org/  

Amazon Conservation Team--Home Page __ "The Amazon Conservation Team works in partnership with indigenous people in conserving biodiversity, health and culture in tropical America." Learn about their programs and there is a page for kids. - illustrated - From ethnobotany.org - http://www.ethnobotany.org/ 

Amazon Watch __ "Amazon Watch works to defend the environment and rights of the indigenous peoples of the Amazon basin." You will find "actions needed," news, programs, and much more. - illustrated - From Amazon Watch - http://www.amazonwatch.org/ 

Aymara __ A brief look at the Aymara Indians and links to related material. - From AllRefer.com - http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/A/Aymara.html 

Back From the Brink: Native peoples and the future __ "Six Indian nations inhabit the thousands of square miles of tropical jungle in Ecuador’s Amazon Basin. For countless generations their mobile lifestyle has been in harmony with this fragile ecosystem. They survive by hunting, fishing and collecting wild forest foods. They also till small plots which they shift from time to time to protect delicate jungle soils...Now Ecuador’s Indians are running into trouble. The cutting edge of industrial development is quickly disrupting their settled, centuries-old lifestyle. In the capital, Quito, these remote lands are considered ‘vacant’ and ripe for ‘development’." - From New Internationalist - http://www.newint.org/issue186/network.htm  

 

Cultures of the Andes: Quechua Songs & Poems, Stories, Photos... __ Movie clips too. - illustrated - From andes.org - http://www.andes.org/ 

Ecuador __ General overview of indigenous Ecuador with photos and links. - illustrated - From Laila Holtet - http://www.fortunecity.com/millennium/lilac/3/ecuadorindex.htm 

The Electric Art Gallery: The Amazon Project to Protect the Rainforest Environment __ "The Usko-Ayar (Quecha term for "Spiritual Prince") is more than an art school. It is an institution devoted to the rescue and preservation of the knowledge and the traditions of the indigenous people of the Peruvian Amazon. Their art is a documentation of the flora, fauna, and culture of the Amazon, and it promotes and preserves the traditional knowledge of medicinal and other plants of this region." - illustrated - From egallery.com - http://www.egallery.com/coll/amazon.php

The epidemiology of infectious diseases among South American Indians __ "As we speak, many Yanomamo and other South American Indians are ill and dying from preventable diseases. At the same time, many other indigenous groups await contact with outsiders, and when it finally occurs, a huge fraction of them will die, again, from preventable causes. Why is this epidemiological profile so bleak at a time when the causative organisms of this suffering are well known, and when effective drugs and vaccines are available to prevent it?" - From Professor A. Magdalena Hurtado - http://www.psych.ucsb.edu/research/cep/eldorado/hurtado.html 

 

Guyana's Amerindian Peoples Association Homepage __ The following is only part of what this group does: "As an advocacy organisation, the APA engages in activities at various levels to further the objective of the Association. These are community level activities such as training workshops, conferences and field visits that focus mainly on increasing the capacity of communities to deal with issues affecting them. Some communities are engaged in a history recording project where efforts are being made to revive and preserve the traditional cultures of the communities." - illustrated - From Guyana's Amerindian Peoples Association - http://www.sdnp.org.gy/apa/ 

The Huaorani of Ecuador __ "The Huaorani in the Ecuadorian headwaters of the Amazon comprise about 1,500 people who are living in up to 24 temporary settlements in an area of almost 20,000 sq. km, completely covered by rain forest." An excellent look at the tribe. - illustrated - From Crystalinks - http://www.crystalinks.com/huaorani.html 

Indigenous People, Law, and Politics in Peru __ You will find a paper dealing with the following proposal: "Indigenous people and the law is a relatively new and fascinating topic in Andean studies. In the last fifteen years, an increasing number of investigators have begun to investigate the use of national law by indigenous people, and, more recently, interest in indigenous and peasant law has also increased. The results of this research by historians, anthropologists, and legal scholars have now provided sufficient information to permit the elaboration of a preliminary theoretical framework for understanding the use of legal mechanisms by indigenous people in the Andes." - From Latin American Studies Association - http://lanic.utexas.edu/project/lasa95/drz.html 

Indigenous People of Paraguay __ You will find material about the origin, history, culture, art and other information about the Guarani people. - illustrated - From Columbia Education Center - http://www.col-ed.org/echo2002/Indiginous%20Webguide/intro.html 

 

Indigenous Peoples of The World - The Huaorani __ "The Huaorani first came into contact with non-Huaorani (or cowode as they refer to outsiders) in the late 1940s. The oil company, Shell, had begun the first exploratory drilling on traditional Huaorani lands. They very quickly abandoned the effort due to the overwhelming fierceness they experienced from their "hosts." Learn about what has happened since. - illustrated - From peoplesoftheworld.org - http://www.peoplesoftheworld.org/text?people=Huaorani 

The Last Tribal Battle __ "In the remote reaches of the Brazilian rain forest, isolated Indians carry on as they have for thousands of years. Should they be fenced off from the modern world?" A thought provoking and detailed article. - illustrated - From USF St. Petersburg - http://www.stpt.usf.edu/~jsokolov/amazon.htm 

The Mapuche Nation __ "The Mapuche nation is situated in what is known as the Southern Cone of South America, in the area now occupied by the Argentine and Chilean states." You will learn their history, culture, plans and more. - From Mapuche Nation - http://www.mapuche-nation.org/english/main/feature/m_nation.htm 

Native American Indian Cultures from Mexico and South America __ While Mexico will be covered later under another section, you will find tribe by tribe information about South American Indians. - illustrated - from Hands Around the World - http://indian-cultures.com/ 

The natives of Paraguay __ "The natives of Paraguay belong, racially to three human types:" This page covers a lot of material for a fairly brief overview of Native Americans in Paraguay. - illustrated - From The Etnographic Museum "Andrés Barbero" - http://www.museobarbero.org.py/resumen_iii.htm 

A political awakening __ "Poverty and a new ethnic politics have spawned radical Indian movements in the Andean countries. Are these a threat or a boost to democracy?" Learn how this article answers the question. - From Hispanic American Center for Economic Research - http://www.hacer.org/current/LATAM29.php 

The Rankin Museum __ One of the largest collections of Amazonia around. You will find photos of artifacts from many peoples. - illustrated - From The Rankin Museum - http://rankinmuseum.com/amazon.htm 

Survey of Indigenous Groups of the Greater Amazonian Region __ "*In the countries bordering the Andean mountain chain, it is difficult to differentiate between specifically Amazonian populations and those who have only recently emigrated from the highlands. We have excluded the latter from this report because, along with other individuals, nationals, they belong to a pioneer frontier gradually encroaching on the area we are looking at here. But on the other hand, we have decided to include various Quichua speaking populations (a predominant indigenous language in the Andes), originally native American populations, who have been part of the acculturation process for the last hundred years." - From from THE SITUATION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN TROPICAL FORESTS, Serge Bahuchet ed. - http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk/Sonja/RF/Ukpr/Report33.htm 

 

Waroa Indians __ A good overview of the Waroa Indians. - illustrated - From Indian-cultures.com - http://indian-cultures.com/Cultures/waroa.html 

Warriors of the Amazon/The Last Shaman __ Learn about the region of "E1 Oriente" and the people and cultures found there. - illustrated - From NOVA - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/shaman/shaman2.html 

Yanomamo Indians __ A good overview of the Yanamamo Indians. - illustrated - From Indian-cultures.com - http://indian-cultures.com/Cultures/yanomamo.html 

 

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