Indigenous Peoples of South America
History, anthroplogy, descriptions, customs, languages and current status of the indigenous tribes of South America.
Abipon
"The Abipon were an indigenous people of South America. They lived in the lower Bermejo River area in the Argentine Gran Chaco. The tribe was one of the tribes that belonged to the linguistic group Guaycuru."
"The Abipon were an indigenous people of South America. They lived in the lower Bermejo River area in the Argentine Gran Chaco. The tribe was one of the tribes that belonged to the linguistic group Guaycuru."
Abya Yala Net
"This site presents information on Indigenous peoples in Mexico, Central, and South America."
"This site presents information on Indigenous peoples in Mexico, Central, and South America."
AIR technologies and Jivaros indians”
"Jivaros are much more well known as the indians who used to beneath western peoples to make shrunked heads. This pre-modern society is dealing more with war and heroïsm than peace. Human are becoming great by getting and arutam soul. The only way to get arutam soul is to kill a lot of man… Western countries has always been fascinated by their agressive behaviour:"
"Jivaros are much more well known as the indians who used to beneath western peoples to make shrunked heads. This pre-modern society is dealing more with war and heroïsm than peace. Human are becoming great by getting and arutam soul. The only way to get arutam soul is to kill a lot of man… Western countries has always been fascinated by their agressive behaviour:"
Amazon Tribes: Isolated by Choice?
"No one knows precisely how many people live in isolation from the industrial-technological world. Many of these people, perhaps thousands, are believed to thrive in the remote stretches of the Amazon River Basin of South America."
"No one knows precisely how many people live in isolation from the industrial-technological world. Many of these people, perhaps thousands, are believed to thrive in the remote stretches of the Amazon River Basin of South America."
Andean History
"At the time of the arrival of the first Europeans in the last years of the fifteenth century, the native population of the South America, was estimated to have numbered 10 to 15 million, more than half of whom lived in the the northern and central Andes and adjacent areas."
"At the time of the arrival of the first Europeans in the last years of the fifteenth century, the native population of the South America, was estimated to have numbered 10 to 15 million, more than half of whom lived in the the northern and central Andes and adjacent areas."
Aymara -- Encyclopædia Britannica
"Large South American Indian group living in the vast windy Titicaca plateau of the central Andes in modern Peru and Bolivia."
"Large South American Indian group living in the vast windy Titicaca plateau of the central Andes in modern Peru and Bolivia."
Aymara People
Collection of links about the Aymara people. See also the links about other indigenous peoples, tribes, and associations.
Collection of links about the Aymara people. See also the links about other indigenous peoples, tribes, and associations.
Bolivia - Ethnic Groups
"The conquest of the Inca Empire brought the Spanish into contact with a stratified and ethnically diverse population in the region of present-day Peru and the Bolivian Altiplano, Yungas, and valleys."
"The conquest of the Inca Empire brought the Spanish into contact with a stratified and ethnically diverse population in the region of present-day Peru and the Bolivian Altiplano, Yungas, and valleys."
Cultures of South America
Facts, photos and descriptions of the Abipon, Amahuaca, Arawak, Aymara, Carib, Cayua Goajiro, Inca, Jivero, Mapuche, Moche, Munduruku Omagua, Quechua, Saraguro, Sharanahua, Tehuelche Tupinamba, Wari and Yanomamo cultures.
Facts, photos and descriptions of the Abipon, Amahuaca, Arawak, Aymara, Carib, Cayua Goajiro, Inca, Jivero, Mapuche, Moche, Munduruku Omagua, Quechua, Saraguro, Sharanahua, Tehuelche Tupinamba, Wari and Yanomamo cultures.
Gallery of Rainforest Photos - Indigenous Tribes of the Amazon
Photos of the Yanomani tribe and others from Raintree Nutrition, Inc.
Photos of the Yanomani tribe and others from Raintree Nutrition, Inc.
Geometry.Net - Basic_Q: Quechua Indigenous Peoples
Collection of resources about the Quechas and other indigenous groups of South America.
Collection of resources about the Quechas and other indigenous groups of South America.
Guarani Indians
"One of the most important tribal groups of South America, having the former home territory chiefly between the Uruguay and lower Paraguay Rivers, in what is now Paraguay and the Provinces of Corrientes and Entre Rios of Argentina."
"One of the most important tribal groups of South America, having the former home territory chiefly between the Uruguay and lower Paraguay Rivers, in what is now Paraguay and the Provinces of Corrientes and Entre Rios of Argentina."
Guarani Society
"At the time of the first European contacts in the early sixteenth century, the Guarani occupied vast areas of southern Brazil, the neighboring territories of Uruguay and Argentina, and land lying to the east of the Paraguay River in the modern state of Paraguay."
"At the time of the first European contacts in the early sixteenth century, the Guarani occupied vast areas of southern Brazil, the neighboring territories of Uruguay and Argentina, and land lying to the east of the Paraguay River in the modern state of Paraguay."
Head Hunters of the Amazon
Accounts of Seven Years of Exploration and Adventure, including witnessing the Jivaro indian tribe on a head hunting and shrinking expedition.
Accounts of Seven Years of Exploration and Adventure, including witnessing the Jivaro indian tribe on a head hunting and shrinking expedition.
Head Hunting : History of the Shuar : Shrunken Heads
"The Jivaroan tribes are comprised of four sub-tribes or dialect groups known to inhabit the tropical forest of the Ecuadorian and Peruvian Amazon. The AShuar, Aguaruna, Huambisa, and the Shuar. Of these, the Shuar, are most commonly referred to when speaking of the Jivaro Indians. The Shuar have achieved their notoriety through their customary practice of head-shrinking."
"The Jivaroan tribes are comprised of four sub-tribes or dialect groups known to inhabit the tropical forest of the Ecuadorian and Peruvian Amazon. The AShuar, Aguaruna, Huambisa, and the Shuar. Of these, the Shuar, are most commonly referred to when speaking of the Jivaro Indians. The Shuar have achieved their notoriety through their customary practice of head-shrinking."
Indigenous Groups - Colombia
"When the Spaniards arrived in the 15th century, there were three large family groups already populating much of what we now know as Colombia: The Chibchas in the center of the country and the Sierra Nevada de Santa Maria; the Caribe, located on the Atlantic coast; and the Arwac, located in the Amazon river valley, Putumayo y Caquetá."
"When the Spaniards arrived in the 15th century, there were three large family groups already populating much of what we now know as Colombia: The Chibchas in the center of the country and the Sierra Nevada de Santa Maria; the Caribe, located on the Atlantic coast; and the Arwac, located in the Amazon river valley, Putumayo y Caquetá."
Indigenous Peoples of Latin America: South America
A collection of links, annotations and illustrations for Amazonian and Andean peoples. (Other regions to follow.)
A collection of links, annotations and illustrations for Amazonian and Andean peoples. (Other regions to follow.)
Introduction to the Jivaro Indian
"Although there were many headhunting cultures throughout the world, only one group was known for ancient practice of shrinking human heads (tsantsa). They were called the Jivaro clan who lived deep in the Ecuadorian, and neighboring Peruvian Amazon. The Jivaros are one of the most primitive societies that have caught the attention of the Western world because of their unusual customs."
"Although there were many headhunting cultures throughout the world, only one group was known for ancient practice of shrinking human heads (tsantsa). They were called the Jivaro clan who lived deep in the Ecuadorian, and neighboring Peruvian Amazon. The Jivaros are one of the most primitive societies that have caught the attention of the Western world because of their unusual customs."
Native American Indian Cultures - the Kayapo Indians
"The Kayapo Indians live in the vast plain lands of the Matto Grosso in Brazil, south of the Amazon Basin . Their area includes the Brazilian frontier which contains the mining and lumber industry where they participate in many aspects of the contemporary world."
"The Kayapo Indians live in the vast plain lands of the Matto Grosso in Brazil, south of the Amazon Basin . Their area includes the Brazilian frontier which contains the mining and lumber industry where they participate in many aspects of the contemporary world."
Native American Indian Cultures - the Penare Indians
"PANARE (PANARI, ABIRA, EYE): 1,200 in 20 or more villages. 150 mile perimeter south of Caicaro de Orinoco basin of the Cuchivero River; Bolivar State. Two groups: jungle and highland. Carib, Northern, Western Guiana. Communal life. Nearly all are monolingual. Tropical forest, mountain slope."
"PANARE (PANARI, ABIRA, EYE): 1,200 in 20 or more villages. 150 mile perimeter south of Caicaro de Orinoco basin of the Cuchivero River; Bolivar State. Two groups: jungle and highland. Carib, Northern, Western Guiana. Communal life. Nearly all are monolingual. Tropical forest, mountain slope."
Native American Indian Cultures - the Yanomamo Indians
"The Yanomamo (Yah-no-mah-muh) also called Yanomami, and Yanomama, are deep jungle Indians living in the Amazon basin in both Venezuela and Brazil. The Yanomami are believed to be the most primitive, culturally intact people in existence in the world."
"The Yanomamo (Yah-no-mah-muh) also called Yanomami, and Yanomama, are deep jungle Indians living in the Amazon basin in both Venezuela and Brazil. The Yanomami are believed to be the most primitive, culturally intact people in existence in the world."
Nature and Spirit
"In the mentality of Yanomami, 'land' is not experienced as an inanimate and motionless object, which can be possessed by some particular individual or any specific group of people."
"In the mentality of Yanomami, 'land' is not experienced as an inanimate and motionless object, which can be possessed by some particular individual or any specific group of people."
Origens of the Shrunken Head
"The Jivaro are a South American tribe of people who live on the eastern slopes of the Andes Mountain Chain in Northern Peru and Southeastern Ecuador, north of the Marandon River. The Jivaro (from the Spanish Jibaro) call themselves "Shuara," and are in 5 related groups which include: The Jivaro proper, the Antipa, the Achual, the Huambiza and the Aguaruna."
"The Jivaro are a South American tribe of people who live on the eastern slopes of the Andes Mountain Chain in Northern Peru and Southeastern Ecuador, north of the Marandon River. The Jivaro (from the Spanish Jibaro) call themselves "Shuara," and are in 5 related groups which include: The Jivaro proper, the Antipa, the Achual, the Huambiza and the Aguaruna."
Pre-Columbian Andean Civilization
"In its basic elements, ancient Andean civilizations exists geographically much as it is today in Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and parts of Chile, Though we call these civilizations "Andean" it should be pointed out that some of the most important civilizations occurred on the coasts of Peru."
"In its basic elements, ancient Andean civilizations exists geographically much as it is today in Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and parts of Chile, Though we call these civilizations "Andean" it should be pointed out that some of the most important civilizations occurred on the coasts of Peru."
Racial, Cultural and Ethno-Historical Characteristics
Discussion of the three native groups of Paraguay.
Discussion of the three native groups of Paraguay.
Resources on the Bororo
Directory of links to Bororo culture, myths, location, history and ethnography.
Directory of links to Bororo culture, myths, location, history and ethnography.
Shrunken Heads - Tsanta
The Jivaro tribes of Ecuador and Peru, traditionally at war with each other for centuries, used to take their enemy's head and shrink it as a battle trophy. Called tsanta, these shrunken heads evolved into a fake souvenir for the tourist business.
The Jivaro tribes of Ecuador and Peru, traditionally at war with each other for centuries, used to take their enemy's head and shrink it as a battle trophy. Called tsanta, these shrunken heads evolved into a fake souvenir for the tourist business.
South America
The indigenous peoples (aboriginal peoples) of South America are found from the Isthmus of Panama to Tierra del Fuego. An estimated 30 million people were living there when the Europeans arrived."
The indigenous peoples (aboriginal peoples) of South America are found from the Isthmus of Panama to Tierra del Fuego. An estimated 30 million people were living there when the Europeans arrived."
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."
"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."
The Mapuche of Chile
Photos by Galen R Frysinger include the history, art, culture and lifestyle of the Mapuche who live in southern Chile.
Photos by Galen R Frysinger include the history, art, culture and lifestyle of the Mapuche who live in southern Chile.
The Shuars and the Saraguros
"The Yacuambi Valley was not an empty frontier when the Saraguros and others from the highlands began to enter it a century ago. It was a part of the traditional territory of the people known as the Shuar. The Shuar had a reputation as fierce warriors and defenders of their land, and as a people who hunted heads of human enemies--and then shrank them."
"The Yacuambi Valley was not an empty frontier when the Saraguros and others from the highlands began to enter it a century ago. It was a part of the traditional territory of the people known as the Shuar. The Shuar had a reputation as fierce warriors and defenders of their land, and as a people who hunted heads of human enemies--and then shrank them."
The Uros of Lake Titicaca
Article and photos about the daily life of the Uros.
Article and photos about the daily life of the Uros.
Tribes in the rain forest
"The Amazon rain forest is home to various tribes of forest indians. There were thought to be about 3 to 5 million indians living there when the European settlers arrived there in the sixteenth century. Many indians died as a result of slavery but the main reason for the fall in numbers was the indians lack of immunity to European diseases such as smallpox and influenza."
"The Amazon rain forest is home to various tribes of forest indians. There were thought to be about 3 to 5 million indians living there when the European settlers arrived there in the sixteenth century. Many indians died as a result of slavery but the main reason for the fall in numbers was the indians lack of immunity to European diseases such as smallpox and influenza."