The Shuar, also known as Jivaro, are an indigenous ethnic group that inhabits the Ecuadorian and Peruvian Amazonia. They are famous for their hunting skills and their tradition of head shrinking, known as Tzantsa. The Shuar language belongs to the Jivaroan linguistic family and is spoken by over 50,000 people in the region.

Tsunki aids a Shuar woman to escape her enemies by providing her with tsentsak to defend her and aids her by allowing her to hide in the water. Tsunki and the hunter recounts a tale of a Shuar man who has killed a paca (animal) during a hunt with his family. He returns to the beach to sleep and encounters Tsunki.

2025年3月5日 · As Shuar women of Yamanunka, we have taken an active role in restoring the forest and protecting our traditional environment. We focus on reforesting endemic plants and preserving our ancestral seeds, which are vital to our culture and crafts.

As Shuar women of Yamanunka, we have taken an active role in restoring the forest and protecting our traditional environment. We focus on reforesting endemic plants and preserving our ancestral seeds, which are vital to our culture and crafts.

Josefina Tunki lives and travels in the heart of the Cordillera del Condor from where thousands of tons of gold and copper are extracted. She is the first female president of the Shuar People in Ecuador. In recent years, she has become the Indigenous leader who is the face of the anti-mining struggle in her homeland.

2024年3月16日 · Women from Ecuador's Indigenous nationalities, such as Sápara, Kiwcha, Shiwiar, Achuar, Waorani and Siona, accompanied by women from nearby cities, expressed the individual and collective...

To mark International Women's Day, we are shining a light on the Shuar women who form the Tsapau Agricultural Association, based in the central-southern region of the Ecuadorian Amazon. These trailblazing women are leading the way – restoring biodiversity, promoting ancestral practices, and providing sustainable microfinance for their ...

The Shuar people of Ecuador are an indigenous tribe living in the tropical rainforests, lowlands and savannas of the country. There are different groups of Shuar: the Achu Shuar who reside in the wet lowlands that stretch along the Andes from Ecuador into Peru; the Muraiya Shuar who prefer the Andes foothills; and those who remain in the ...

In this way, María Clara Sharupi Jua; Shuar woman, poet and proud leader describes herself. Photograph: Cortesía de María Clara Sharupi. Despite a life with different professional and personal facets, the writer, originally from Morona Santiago, has dedicated herself from a very young age to defend and make known her mother tongue, Shuar ...

“Estructura de la mujer Shuar” es un documental de 45 minutos. En este se cuenta las historias de vida de mi abuela, de mi madre y mía. Siendo cada una la protagonista de su propia historia. De modo de dar a conocer a la audiencia, el rol de la mujer shuar en la época tradicional y …