Waorani community

31 Dec 1969 2 mins Download PDF

Waorani community    

• The Huaorani, Waorani, or Waodani, also known as the Waos, are an Indigenous people from the Amazonian Region of Ecuador.
• They comprise almost 4,000 inhabitants and speak the Huaorani language.
• Their language is distinct and unrelated to any other known tongue, including Quechua, which is commonly spoken in Ecuador.
• The community is currently facing issues of territorial loss, environmental degradation, oil drilling expansion.