Achuar people

E251239

The Achuar people are an indigenous group of the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador and Peru, known for their rich oral traditions, shamanic practices, and deep ecological knowledge.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Achuar people canonical 16
Achuar communities 1
pueblo Achuar 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Amerindian people
Jivaroan language
ethnic group
indigenous people
alsoSpeak Spanish language
continent South America
cosmologyFeature dream-based guidance
spirit world interaction
country Ecuador
surface form: Republic of Ecuador

Peru
surface form: Republic of Peru
engagedIn environmental conservation efforts
indigenous rights activism
environmentalRelationship forest stewardship
riverine lifestyle
ethnicGroupOf Ecuador
Peru
hasAutonomousTerritories Amazon region of Ecuador
surface form: Achuar territory in Ecuador

Achuar territory in Peru
housingType communal longhouse
knownFor deep ecological knowledge
rich oral traditions
shamanic practices
language Achuar-Shiwiar language
languageFamily Jivaroan languages
locatedIn Amazon rainforest
Morona River region
surface form: Morona River basin

Pastaza River basin
politicalOrganization federations of communities
primaryLanguage Achuar-Shiwiar language
recognizedBy Ecuador
surface form: Ecuadorian state

Peru
surface form: Peruvian state
relatedEthnicGroup Aguaruna people
Huambisa people
Shuar people
religion animism
shamanism
socialOrganization bilateral kinship
extended family households
subgroupOf Jivaroan
surface form: Jivaroan peoples
threatenedBy deforestation
mining activities
oil exploration
traditionalBeverage chicha
traditionalCrop maize
manioc
plantains
traditionalSubsistence fishing
hunting
slash-and-burn agriculture

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Pastaza Province ethnicGroup Achuar people
Shuar people relatedEthnicGroup Achuar people
Jivaroan ethnicGroupAssociated Achuar people
Achuar-Shiwiar language spokenBy Achuar people
Curaray River hasIndigenousGroup Achuar people
Maina spokenBy Achuar people
Pastaza River region inhabitedBy Achuar people
Chicham languages spokenBy Achuar people
Achuar-Shiwiar spokenBy Achuar people
Morona River region inhabitedBy Achuar people
Corrientes River region inhabitedBy Achuar people
Corrientes River region hasIndigenousCommunity Achuar people
this entity surface form: Achuar communities
Amazonía Ecuatoriana inhabitedBy Achuar people
this entity surface form: pueblo Achuar
Aguaruna people relatedEthnicGroup Achuar people
Huambisa people neighboringGroup Achuar people