Asháninka (Campa)

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The Asháninka (Campa) are an Indigenous people of the central Amazonian rainforests of Peru and western Brazil, known for their distinct Arawakan language, rich forest-based culture, and long history of resistance to outside incursions.

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Asháninka (Campa) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arawakan people
Indigenous people
ethnic group
alternativeName Ashaninca
Awajún people
surface form: Asheninka

Huambisa
surface form: Campa
clothing kushma tunic
continent South America
country Brazil
Peru
culturalArea Amazonia
lowland South America
ethnonymLanguageFamily Arawakan languages
historicalConflict colonization fronts
internal armed conflict in Peru
missionary incursions
rubber boom exploitation
knownFor basketry
body painting
resistance to outside incursions
rich forest-based culture
use of medicinal plants
languageFamily Arawakan languages
surface form: Arawakan language family
languageStatus indigenous language
threatened language
mainCrops maize
manioc
plantains
organizationType village-based communities
populationEstimate tens of thousands
primaryLanguage Asháninka language
region Peruvian Amazon
central Amazonian rainforest
Northwestern Amazonia
surface form: western Brazilian Amazon
religion animism
shamanism
rightsIssue environmental protection
land rights
territorial autonomy
socialStructure extended families
subsistence fishing
gathering forest products
hunting
swidden horticulture
traditionalHousing communal houses
traditionalTerritory Apurímac River basin
Ene River basin
Juruá River region
Tambo River basin
Ucayali River
surface form: Ucayali River basin

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Antisuyu associatedWithEthnicGroup Asháninka (Campa)