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Amanaka'a
Environmental education organization with a simple mission: to support the peoples of the Amazon Rainforest in their efforts to live and work in harmony with their environment.
Amazon Jungle Guide
Natives of Amazon jungle, Shuar, Ashuar, Huaorani, Kichwa. Description of Ayahuasca (spirit vine) Culture and shaman's world and ideas. Exploring the Amazon springs.
Central and South American Indian Cultures
Introduces cultures from Mexico, Venezuela and Brazil, including the Amazon basin. Links to factsheets and travel packages.
CONFENIAE
The Confederation of the Nationalities Indigenous to the Amazon of Ecuador (CONFENIAE) is an organization dedicated to the defence and legalization of indigenous territories and the protection of their natural resources, promoting social, political, and economic development and saving the cultural identity of each member nation from extinction.
Darkness in El Dorado: Information and Links
Annotated directory of news and position statements on Patrick Tierney's book "Darkness in El Dorado".
Deviance, Conflict and Power in Shuar-Achuar Socie
Article by Ellie Mader on political conflicts within the Shuar Federation.
History of the Shuar
Site focuses on shrunken heads and warfare, and includes photos and descriptions.
Indigenous peoples in Ecuador on Abya Yala Net
Directory of links and news articles for topics related to native peoples in Ecuador.
Last Refuge : Waorani Indians
Galleries of 400 images through 30 years photography 1973-2002 and a historical perspective of the Waorani Indians, Amazonian tribe of Ecuador by Adrian Warren
Parakana Indians
Some rudimentary information about the Parakana and their artwork from an online seller of Amazon Indian art.
PATAXO Indians Brasil - Photos Paul Donker Duyvis
Photos of PATAXO Indians Coral Vermelho (North East Region) Brazil by Paul Donker Duyvis. Traditional body painting and portraits.
Piapoco Indians
Some rudimentary information about the Piapoco and their artwork from an online seller of Amazon Indian art.
Shuar Federation
A short essay on the Shuar Federation of southeastern Ecuador with links.
SHUAR: talking with Ecuadorian Amazon medicine men
An article by Elisabet Sahtouris on Shuar shamans in Ecuador.
Sinchi Sacha Foundation
A non-profit organization in Ecuador, established with the goal of supporting the indigenous populations of Ecuador through self-directed development and fair trade.
The Amazonian Project
International non-profit organization promoting awareness of the Amazon Rainforest and the indigenous peoples who reside there.
The Indians Guaraní
Information on the Guaraní of eastern Paraguay. Includes photos.
The Shuar and the Saraguros
A brief description of the Shuar people whose territory the Saraguros began to enter about 100 years ago.
Yanomamo Indians
This site contains links and references for the Yanomamo Indians of Brazil and Venezuela.