Shipibo

Approximately 30 years ago, as many as 150 different ethno-linguistic groups could be identified living in the rainforest jungles of Peru. Today less than 30 ethnic groups remain. Among these survivors is one of the oldest ancestral groups, the Shipibo people, who now are at risk of becoming extinct. It is estimated that perhaps only 35,000 Shipibo remain living spread out in as many as 300 different family villages. For centuries, these people have survived primarily through their relationship with the jungle and through activities such as hunting, fishing and traditional agriculture. In order to more fully participate in a modern day economy that requires money to purchase clothes and an education for their children, more and more families are leaving their natural environment in the jungle to establish homes in shanty towns located in cities such as Lima. Here they have an opportunity to sell their beautiful textiles and pottery and provide for their families in ways not possible from their home in the jungle.
One of THOTH's primary efforts to support the Shipibo people this past year has involved a breakfast and lunch program that includes feeding approximately 105 young children up to age 7 and mothers who are breast feeding infants. This food program has provided the only nutritional meal that many of these children have access to on school days. THOTH is deeply committed to exploring solutions to the extremely complex social, political, anthropological and practical challenges that place these beautiful people on the edge of disappearing from our world entirely.


video by Antoni Ansarov

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Shipibo
• Amazon
• Lima
• Peru
• Traditional
• Crafts
• Arts
• Peruvian
• Tribe
• Rainforest

[mwagner1996]

I've been to the shipibo tribes in pucallpa on several mission trips before.

[mwagner1996]

I've been to the shipibo tribes in pucallpa on several mission trips before.

[santiprom69]

Incredible shipibos living in Lima city!

[rocio4mh]

Muy bien, los shipibos son dadibosos, buenas personas... congratulation the Person who did this video.. I love Peru...

[ionman87]

this video has so much emotion...I can't describe it. Like this is a community I've looked for long time

[ionman87]

I thought there would be a tendency that the people get back to nature but it's in the other way, the wrong way.

Would be sad if the indigenous people give up nature and live a rationalistic way of life...that kills nature.