Yaminawá
Panoan language family |
The Yaminawá (Iaminaua, Jaminawa, Yawanawa) are an
Name
The Yaminawá translated to "people of the axe." They are also called the Iaminaua, Jaminawa, Yaminawá (in Brazil), and Yaminahua (in Peru and Bolívia), as well as Yuminahua, Yabinahua, Yambinahua, Yamanawa, and other variants. The Yaminawá name was given to them by outsiders. They have several
Language
The
Current affairs
The Yawanawa community is currently led by Tashka and Laura Yawanawa. Tashka Yawanawa had served as Chief of the Yananawa since 2001.[
The Yawanawa community and their allies are developing a new model of sustainability that allows the Yawanawa to protect the rainforest and engage with the outside world on their own terms, without losing their cultural and spiritual identity.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c "Yaminawá: Introduction." Povos Indigenous do Brasil. (retrieved 12 May 2017)
- ^ "Yaminawá: Name." Povos Indigenous do Brasil. (retrieved 25 June 2011)
- ^ Yaminawa Language Documentation Project
- ^ "Yaminahua." Ethnologue. (retrieved 25 June 2011)
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