MAPUCHE TRIBE
The Mapuche are an indigenous people that mostly reside in Chile and Argentina in the present, despite the fact that their historical homelands cover a significantly broader portion of South America. With a population of over a million, the Mapuche are one of South America's largest indigenous groups. The Mapuche have a long history of fighting against colonialism, land dispossession, and prejudice. They are famous for their violent opposition to Spanish colonization in the 16th century. Despite their history of resistance, the Mapuche have kept many of their customs and cultural practices alive.
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YAMPARA TRIBE
Indigenous people from the Yampara tribe live in Bolivia's highlands, primarily in the Potosi and Chuquisaca departments. The Yampara people have a lengthy and distinctive history that has been entwined with the customs and culture of the Andean region of South America.
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https://nomadictribe.com/tribes/the-yampara?view=map
https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/pujllay-and-ayarichi-music-and-dances-of-the-yampara-culture-00630
PANCHE TRIBE
An indigenous tribe of Colombia are called the Panche. They belonged to a larger tribe of indigenous people called the Muisca, who resided in Colombia's Andean highlands. The Panche people did not have a written language, and their history has mostly been lost to the passage of time, therefore very little is known about them. They traded with other local indigenous groups, nevertheless, and were regarded as adept farmers and artisans.
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THE YANOMAMI
Banner image citation: “The Amazon Rainforest.” Nationalgeographic.org, 2023, education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/amazon-rainforest/.
Image citation: Jazeera, Al. “Photos: Indigenous March in Brazil to Demand Land Protection.” Aljazeera.com, Al Jazeera, 7 Apr. 2022, www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2022/4/7/photos-indigenous-march-in-brazil-demands-land-protection.
The history and ways of the Yanomami are fascinating. Spanish explorers in Brazil met the Yanomami in 1654 and discovered a group of people who didn't want contact with others. “The Yanomami do not recognize themselves as a united group, but rather as individuals associated with their politically autonomous villages. Yanomami communities are grouped together because they have similar ages and kinship, and militaristic coalitions interweave communities together."
Citation: Wikipedia Contributors. “Yanomami.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 16 Mar. 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yanomami.
European gold minors soon discovered gold deposits in that area of the Amazon, where the Yanomami lived. By the end of the 20th century, 30,000-40,000 gold miners had invaded Yanomami territory; that was five times the amount of Yanomami in the region! Direct contact with the Yanomami didn't happen until the 1950s, when Christian missionaries traveled to Brazil. Modern researchers are learning more about their society in an attempt to preserve their culture.
Citation: Wikipedia Contributors. “Yanomami.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 16 Mar. 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yanomami.
Video citation: PBS. “Ancient Amazon Peoples | Native America | PBS.” YouTube, 24 Oct. 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5j3BEwTaHI.