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Indian Cultures from Around the World
Area: Vale do Javari, Acre, Brazil (Map)
Population: Brazil 235 (1999), Peru 7000 (1995)
Language Root: Aruak
First Contact: 1635
Economy: Agriculture and Hunting
Today: Isolated by preference
Ashaninka is the original name of the Kampa. The word Kampa actually means disheveled in Peru and is considered offensive. They almost reached extinction during the Rubber era/ Their land was demarcated in 1985. They have lived ever since in "preferred isolation". A large population of Ashaninka live in Peru.
The garments worn by the Kampa are called "Kushma" and are woven on a back strap loom in natural hand-spun cotton. The Kushma is typical to Peru and the high jungle area. The feather work on the shoulders is used exclusively by males and signifies their prowess as hunters. The red color used on their skin and cloth is one of three variety of "Urucum" and is painted on as a daily practice. As the Kampa "migrated" down into Brazil, they brought many Peruvian traditions. One was the Peruvian pan flute that dates back to 500 B.C. The same nine note musical scale is used as well in Oceania today.
Additional Information
NATIVE-L (April 1996): Ava-Guarani Indians make agreement with ... - ... owe an indemnification of R$ 14 million (about 14 million US dollars) to the Kampa Indians for the theft of the hardwood and for moral and environmental damages
The Social Dynamics of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon - ... becoming increasingly frequent in the Indian reserves. In 1987, the Kampa, Kulina and Jaminaua Indians denounced to IBDF (the Brazilian Institute for Forestry ...
dios Ashaninka querem garantir seu território e a segurança de suas famílias
A arte, a sabedoria, o pioneirismo e as dificuldades vividas pelos ashaninka
Ashaninka pedem providências contra invasores de suas terras
Funai retoma atividades em região de índios isolados, no Acre
Ashaninka - Social Impact of Internet on Indigenous Communities in Peru - from the International Development Research Centre
Ashaninka Indians - A photo gallery of Ashaninka images. From Digital Photographs by Bart Van Oudenhove
Ashaninka sustentability - Learn about their economics, culture, organizations, and find general information. - illustrated - From Instituto Socioambiental
Ashaninkas - An excellent history. - From NY Transfer News
Ashaninkas Displaced From Their Lands - From Abraham Lama
Association for the Conservation of the Cutivireni Patrimony - Learn about their programs as related to the Ashaninkas. - illustrated - From ACPC
The Rainforest Foundation - Ashaninka Territorial Security - Peru - From The Rainforest Foundation
Rumbos Online: Ashaninka: the rebirth of a nation - "For more than a decade, in a forgotten jungle world in the center of Peru, in a valley called the Ene, a vicious war raged between the Shining Path guerrilla movement and the Peruvian armed forces...It was 1987, and the Shining Path had begun recruiting Ashaninka youths by force. Natives were snatched from their communities and many families were divided at gunpoint to form part of these guerrilla troops." Find out how well things have gone. - illustrated - From Rumbos Online
Shining Path Massacre of Ashaninka - News article from Sep 16, 1993 - From Robin Kirk
Zoraida Portillo, Colonisation Threatens the Ashaninka - Learn about the settlement of native lands and some of the history of the Ashaninka since contact. - From Zoraida Portillo
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