Natives of the Amazon jungle: Shuar, Ashuar, Huaorani, and Kichwa indigenous peoples. Includes a description of Ayahuasca (spirit vine) Culture and the shaman's world and ideas.
Rites of passage practiced in an Amazon tribe to prepare pubescent girls for marriage. PDF format.
The Movement in the Amazon for Tribal Subsistence and Economic Sustainability (MATSES) is a non-governmental organization whose mission to provide support to the Matsés Indian communities so that they themselves can preserve their culture and lands in a sustainable and independent manner.
Introduction to Indian cultures from the South American Amazon River Basin. This site is an educational resource for information and maps on the native indigenous people of the Amazon Rainforest
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