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Andean Culture Area

This is an index to the Native American language and cultural information on our website pertaining to Andean Indian tribes. Some pages contain more information than others. If you belong to an indigenous tribe of South America that is not currently listed on this page and you would like to see it here, please contact us about contributing information to our site.

Tribes of the Andean Culture Group

The Achuagua Tribe
The Amarizana Tribe
The Arhuaco Tribe
The Awa Tribe
The Aymara Tribe
The Bari Tribe
The Bora Tribe
The Cabiyari Tribe
The Camsa Tribe
The Carijona Tribe
The Carutana Tribe
The Catio Tribe
The Cayapa Tribe
The Chibcha Tribe
The Chimila Tribe
The Coconuco Tribe
The Cofan Tribe
The Curripaco Tribe
The Guambiano Tribe
The Japreria Tribe
The Kogui Tribe
The Kuna Tribe
The Maipure Tribe
The Orejon Tribe
The Muellama Tribe
The Paez Tribe
The Piapoco Tribe
The Quechua/Inca Tribe
The Resigaro Tribe
The Secoya Tribe
The Tariano Tribe
The Telembi Tribe
The Ticuna Tribe
The Totoro Tribe
The Tsafiki Tribe
The Tunebo Tribe
The Wiwa Tribe
The Witoto Tribe
The Yagua Tribe
The Yucuna Tribe
The Yukpa Tribe

Recommended books about Native American tribes of the Andes:

*The Languages of the Andes: Great overview of the Native American language families of the Andean culture area.
*Creating Context in Andean Cultures: Anthropological linguistics text on the languages and worldviews of Andean Indian tribes.
*Andean Archaeology: Pre-columbian history of the Indian cultures of the Andes.
*Andean Archaeology II: Art, Landscape, and Society: Anthropology book on the artistic and material culture of the Andean tribes.
*Andean Worlds: History of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire and its effects on Andean Indians to the present day.
*The Last Days of the Incas: An interesting and well-written depiction of the colonization of the Peruvian Andes.
*Woven Stories: Andean Textiles and Rituals: Book on the weaving and culture of the Quechua and other Andean peoples.
*Traditional Andean Folk Songs: A good collection of Quechua, Aymara and other indigenous music of the Andes.

Other resources about American Indian history, culture and society in the Andean mountain range:

Five Dimensions of Andean Culture: Articles on Quechua, Aymara, and other Andean Indian cultures.
Andean Peoples: Encyclopedia articles on the Indian tribes of the Andes.
Cultures of the Andes: Photo gallery and traditional music of Andean Indian people.



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