Harakmbut
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The Harakmbut (Arakmbut, Harakmbet) are
Amarakaeri
Amarakaeri are also called Amaracaire or Amarakaire people. Subgroups of their tribe include the Kochimberi, Küpondirideri, Wíntaperi, Wakitaneri, and Kareneri peoples. As of 1987, 500 Amarakaeri people lived near the Madre de Dios and Colorado Rivers. Some pan for gold as a means of subsistence.[3] Anthropologist Andrew Gray stated that the Amarakaeri population was under one thousand in 1996.[4] Gray believed that the Amarakaeri's distance from the main stream of the Madre de Dios River may have accounted for their survival.[4]
Huachipaeri
Huachipaeri are also known as Huachipaire or Wachipaeri people. As of 2000, there were 310 Huachipaeri living near the upper Madre de Dios and Keros Rivers. Subgroups of the Huachipaeri including the following, with population figures from 2000:
- Arasairi, population 20
- Manuquiari, population 50
- Puikiri (Puncuri), population 36–50
- Sapiteri, population 12
- Toyeri, population 10[1]
All the subgroups speak dialects of the
History
The Toyeri were originally the largest Harakmbut group however most of them died during the
Notable Harakmbut people
- Q'orianka Kilcher (b. 1990), American actress of Huachipaeri and Quechua descent on her father's side[14]
See also
Bibliography
- Gray, Andrew (1996). The Arakmbut--mythology, Spirituality, and History. Berghahn Books. ISBN 9781571818768.
- García Hierro, Pedro; Hvalkof, Søren; Gray, Andrew (1998). Liberation through land rights in the Peruvian Amazon. The International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs.
Notes
References
- ^ a b c "Huachipaeri." Ethnologue. Retrieved 15 Feb 2012.
- ^ a b "Peru: Indigenous Harakmbut Suffer Effects Of Climate Change." Indigenous Peoples Issues and Resources. (retrieved 20 Feb 2011)
- ^ "Amarakaeri." Ethnologue. Retrieved 15 Feb 2012.
- ^ a b c Gray 1996, p. 7.
- ^ Gray 1996, p. 9.
- ^ Gray 1996, p. 224.
- ^ Gray 1996, p. 204.
- ^ Gray 1996, p. 223-225.
- ^ Liberation through land 1998, p. 137.
- ^ a b Gray 1996, p. 225.
- ^ Gray 1996, p. 225-226.
- ^ Gray 1996, p. 226.
- ^ a b Gray 1996, p. 8.
- ^ Yuan, Jada. "The Newcover: Q'orianka Kilcher." New York Movies. 18 Dec 2005. Retrieved 15 Feb 2011.