Kichwa Kañari
Lands
Cañar and Azuay provinces in the southern highlands of Ecuador
Countries Ecuador
Facts 3
Governance
In Cañar parish, the province's largest Indigenous organizational network brings together 15 communities and 5 cooperatives.
As of 2016 Source: Ministerio de Salud Pública del Ecuador, Guía Nacional de Nutrición de las Nacionalidades y Pueblos Indígenas, Afroecuatoriano y Montubio (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Governance
The Kañari keep a vigorous ethnic identity and a very strong organizational system, in which cooperatives and many kinds of organizations are very active.
As of 2016 Source: Ministerio de Salud Pública del Ecuador, Guía Nacional de Nutrición de las Nacionalidades y Pueblos Indígenas, Afroecuatoriano y Montubio (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Culture
Kañari communities trade foods and seeds between higher and lower altitude zones, and their lively exchange networks also reach other regions, especially Ecuador's coast.
Source: Ministerio de Salud Pública del Ecuador, Guía Nacional de Nutrición de las Nacionalidades y Pueblos Indígenas, Afroecuatoriano y Montubio (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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