REAL SHRUNKEN HEADS ( TSANTSA )

The Shuar are the second largest and one of the most studied Ecuadorian Amazonian groups. They have a long history of survival and defense against outsiders, and have long had a reputation as headhunters and. They live in the southeastern part of Ecuador between the Pastaza and Marañón Rivers, east of the present city of Cuenca along the contested border region with Peru. It is a rocky region covering approximately 25,000 square miles along the lower eastern slopes of the Andes. The Shuar's geographic locale with the escarpment of the Andes to the west and unnavigable rapids in the rivers to the east has protected them from outside interference and has helped them retain their independence. The word Shuar simply means "people," and until relatively recently, outsiders (including ethnographers) have used the term Jívaro or Jibaro to refer to them. The word Jívaro has no meaning in the Shuar language, and they have rejected it both because it is a term foreign to their culture and because of its historic negative association with "savages" and headhunting. With support from Salesian missionaries, in 1964 the Shuar founded the Federación de Centros Shuar (Shuar Federation), the first ethnic federation in the Ecuadorian Amazon. This federation used radio programs, a printing press, and other means to defend their culture from outside intrusion.

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• amazon warriors
• guerrero amazonico
• reducsion de cabezas

[kayashuar]

habra una recompensa en dinero en efectivo

[kayashuar]

hoy en dia estan matando solo a mujeres y ninas por dinero y por que la federacion shuar no hace justicia en lugar de estar tomando fotografias, para que estos maricones paguen con sangre, a estos malandrine nosotros haremos tsantsa de esas personas cobardes, a los que asesinaron a mi sobrina Mishel Zabala, de la comunidad Shuar San Ramon del Ecuador, ya no mas injusticia, y la persona que de informacion hacerca de este hecho favor escribir a este email kayashuar@yahoo.com

[kayashuar]

this is stupid video because now killed only womens for money

[fred21679]

that guy looks like he started smoking the day of this video! and i love how he blows smoke all over the heads they keep in a vault!

[Torturfilm]

Very nice! A treasurebox right there! Thanks for the upload!