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==Huachipaeri==
==Huachipaeri==
Huachipaeri are also known as Huachipaire or Wacipaire people. As of 2000, there were 310 Huachipaeri living near the upper Madre de Dios and [[Keros River]]s. Subgroups of the Huachipaeri including the following, with population figures from 2000:
Huachipaeri are also known as Huachipaire or Wacipaire people, but the spelling currently preferred by its members is '''Wachiperi'''. As of 2000, there were 310 Wachiperi living near the upper Madre de Dios and Queros Rivers, particularly in the communities of [http://queros.net/ Queros] and [https://comunidadnativahuacaria.org/ Santa Rosa de Huacaria]. Huachipaeri subgroups included the following, with population figures from 2000:
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* Arasairi, population 20
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All the subgroups speak dialects of the [[Huachipaeri language]].<ref name=hug/>
All the subgroups speak dialects of the [[Huachipaeri language]].<ref name=hug/>

The Wachiperi population was significantly reduced when they established permanent relationships with members of Western society, after their interactions with outsiders brought about the transmission of external diseases, like smallpox, which wiped out many of their members. The remaining families in many cases assimilated into other Harakmbut communities in the area.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.amakella.com/environmental-behavior-indigenous-peoples/|title=Hunting Practices of the Wachiperi: Demystifying Indigenous Environmental Behavior|last=Tello|first=Rodolfo|publisher=Amakella Publishing|year=2014|isbn=|location=Arlington, VA|pages=}}</ref>


==History==
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*[[Amarakaeri Communal Reserve]]
*[[Amarakaeri Communal Reserve]]
*[https://www.conservamospornaturaleza.org/area/reserva-haramba-queros-wachiperi-cusco/ Haramba Conservation Concession]


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==Notes==

Revision as of 13:23, 6 January 2020

Harakmbut
Q'orianka Kilcher, actress of Huachipaeri and Quechua descent[1]
Total population
810 (1987/2000)[2][3]–5,000 (2011)[4]
Regions with significant populations
 Peru
Languages
Harakmbut languages (Amarakaeri and Huachipaeri)[5] and Spanish[3]
Religion
traditional tribal religion

The Harakmbut (Arakmbut, Harakmbet) are indigenous people in Peru that include two major groups, the Amarakaeri and Huachipaeri.

They speak Harakmbut languages. An estimated 5,000 Harakmbut people live in the Madre de Dios Region near the Brazilian border in the Peruvian Amazon.[4]

Amarakaeri

location of Harakmbut

Amarakaeri are also called Amaracaire or Amarakaire people. Subgroups of their tribe include the Kochimberi, Küpondirideri, Wíntaperi, Wakitaneri, and Kareneri peoples. As of 1987, 500 Amarakaeri people lived near the Madre de Dios and Colorado Rivers. Some pan for gold as a means of subsistence.[2]

Huachipaeri

Huachipaeri are also known as Huachipaire or Wacipaire people, but the spelling currently preferred by its members is Wachiperi. As of 2000, there were 310 Wachiperi living near the upper Madre de Dios and Queros Rivers, particularly in the communities of Queros and Santa Rosa de Huacaria. Huachipaeri subgroups included the following, with population figures from 2000:

  • Arasairi, population 20
  • Manuquiari, population 50
  • Puikiri (Puncuri), population 36–50
  • Sapiteri, population 12
  • Toyeri, population 10[3]

All the subgroups speak dialects of the Huachipaeri language.[3]

The Wachiperi population was significantly reduced when they established permanent relationships with members of Western society, after their interactions with outsiders brought about the transmission of external diseases, like smallpox, which wiped out many of their members. The remaining families in many cases assimilated into other Harakmbut communities in the area.[6]

History

When the Harakmbut were first contacted by members of the Dominican Order in 1940, they numbered 30,000.[4]

Notable Harakmbut people

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Yuan, Jada. "The Newcover: Q'orianka Kilcher." New York Movies. 18 Dec 2005. Retrieved 15 Feb 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Amarakaeri." Ethnologue. Retrieved 15 Feb 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d "Huachipaeri." Ethnologue. Retrieved 15 Feb 2012.
  4. ^ a b c "Peru: Indigenous Harakmbut Suffer Effects Of Climate Change." Indigenous Peoples Issues and Resources. (retrieved 20 Feb 2011)
  5. ^ "Language Family Trees: Harakmbet." Ethnologue. Retrieved 15 Feb 2012.
  6. ^ Tello, Rodolfo (2014). Hunting Practices of the Wachiperi: Demystifying Indigenous Environmental Behavior. Arlington, VA: Amakella Publishing.