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Native American Tribes of Ecuador



The original inhabitants of the area that is now Ecuador include:

The Achuar and Shiwiar Indians
The Awa-Cuaiquer Indians
The Cara Indians
The Chachi Indians
The Cofan Indians
The Pasto Indians
The Quichua Indians
The Secoya Indians
The Shuar Indians
The Tsafiki Indians

Other resources about American Indian history, culture and society in Ecuador:

Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador: Advocacy group representing the indigenous peoples of Ecuador.
Sumak Allpa: Native Ecuadorian organization working to preserve indigenous culture.
Indigenous Peoples of Ecuador: Article about Ecuadorian Indian tribes.
Native American Nations in Northern South America: Information and photographs of tribes in this region.

Recommended books about Ecuador's Native Americans:

Life and Death in Early Colonial Ecuador: Interesting book about the post-Columbian history of the Indians of Ecuador.
Highland Indians and the State in Modern Ecuador: History of the modern indigenous rights movement in Ecuador.
*Blood, Revenge, War and Victory Feasts Among the Jibara Indians of Eastern Ecuador: An anthropology book on the Jibaras.



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