Amazonia and lowland South America
Ashaninka
Lands
Upper Juruá region of Acre, Brazil, including the Amônia, Breu and Envira rivers, near the Peruvian border
Countries Brazil
Facts 3
Governance
Ashaninka of the Amônia river created their own association, Apiwtxa, in 1991; it was officially registered in 1993.
As of 1993 Source: Instituto Socioambiental (ISA), Ashaninka - Povos Indígenas no Brasil (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
Ashenĩka, the people's own name, can be translated as my relatives, my folk or my people.
Source: Instituto Socioambiental (ISA), Ashaninka - Povos Indígenas no Brasil (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Land
The Ashaninka of the Amônia river began an ambitious policy to protect and restore the environment of their territory.
Source: Instituto Socioambiental (ISA), Ashaninka - Povos Indígenas no Brasil (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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