Tagaeri

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The Tagaeri are an uncontacted Indigenous group living in voluntary isolation in the Ecuadorian Amazon, known for resisting outside contact and encroachment on their territory.

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Tagaeri canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people of the Amazon
uncontacted Indigenous people
contactStatus in voluntary isolation
uncontacted
continent South America
country Ecuador
culturalPractice hunting and gathering
semi-nomadic forest life
small-scale horticulture
ethnicGroupOf Ecuador
knownFor defending their territory
hostility to intruders
resisting outside contact
language Waorani language (Tagaeri variety)
linked to: Waorani language
languageFamily Tucanoan–Waorani languages
linked to: Tucanoan languages
legalStatus right to remain in isolation
special protection under Ecuadorian law
livesIn Amazon rainforest
Yasuni National Park buffer zone
Yasuni region
populationStatus endangered
very small
protectedArea Zona Intangible Tagaeri Taromenane
protectedBy Tagaeri–Taromenane Intangible Zone
recognizedAs Indigenous people in voluntary isolation
recognizedBy Government of Ecuador
region Ecuadorian Amazon
relatedEthnicGroup Waorani
linked to: Waorani people
subjectOf anthropological studies (indirect)
environmental protection campaigns
human rights reports
threatenedBy colonist encroachment
deforestation
illegal logging
oil exploration
road construction
usesWeapon spears
voluntaryIsolation true

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