The Specific Culture of the Huaorani

THE SPECIFIC CULTURE OF THE HUAORANI



Introduction

The Huaorani or Waorani (also called Sabela, auishiri, auca and Huaorani) is a tribe of Native American living in northwest of Amazon, which is located in eastern Ecuador. They are divided among groups Such as, Quihuaro, quenahueno, Tihueno, toñampare , damuintaro, Zapino huamuno, Dayuno. Every country follows a distinct culture, in the last 30 years, these tribes have changed their life style from being hunters to living permanently in jungles (Kaomea, 2005).The word Waodani is the term derived from "humans" or "men" in Wao Tiriro. (Archibald, 1995)

Indigenous cultures are rich and varied, but are not common throughout the world, and society. Quechua (pronounced Kéechua) are the carriers of the Andes. The Amazonian tribes differ from each other, but come together during the common cause. Quechua dialects include Northern Quechua, the imperial language of the Incas. (Arviso, 2001)

Discussion

Customs and Beliefs

In the traditional animist Wooden worldview, between material and spiritual world is not distinguish from the spiritual gifts in the globe. The Wooden once believed, the whole world is a jungle and people are playing a role of different animals. Rain forest in the East is still the physical and cultural survival of their important foundation. They believed that, the jungle is the home, and the outer part of the world is unsafe: Life in the jungle and the neighboring countries are their enemies who attck through using witchcraf. In short, as a Guaraní said, "rivers and plants are our life." In all the circumstances of the jungle is bamboo for which every Guaraní it is the concept of life and the world. They have distinct geographical and detailed knowledge of the ecological environment (Archuleta, 2000).

Mode of subsistence

Emerging Agriculturalists

Huaorani attract new channel opportunities - abundant land and access to markets. Since most of the settlers to farmland, was set largely compensate? Furthermore, the colonists to seek legal title to land as soon as it was cleared and cultivated. Originally the boundaries of colonization of a new road, as land becomes more stable, however, new residents are force to find suitable land deeper in the forest.

Horticulturalist society and Froagers

Huaorani are a group of Indians living in the Amazon jungle. The huaorani are use to be called as semi-Horticultural Society, they are also considered as foragers as well because they do hunt for animals and the women go out for fruits and berries, but they plant crops no matter where they go. Foods that they plant are bananas, groundnuts and sweet potato. They do it to allow the ground to heal.

Industrailist

Huaorani territory has been subject to external influences since 1953, which was the last of the major ethnic groups to contacts. First contact through missionaries came and told me that some of these evangelicals used to work in close cooperation with oil companies to achieve their common goals.

Values

The people of Wooden believe that a person who dies goes to the afterlife, and becomes a big ...