Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva
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The Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest (Spanish
: Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana - AIDESEP) is a Peruvian
national indigenous rights
organization, presided over by a decentralized National Council based on six organisms found in the North, Center and South of the country. The organization is composed by 57 federations and territorial organizations, which represent the 1,350 communities where 350,000 indigenous people live, gathered in 16 language families. Its current president is Alberto Pizango
. AIDESEP is a member of the Amazon Basin
indigenous organization, COICA
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Its representatives work actively for improving the native settlers of the Amazon's conditions of health, education, housing, organization, etc.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
: Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana - AIDESEP) is a Peruvian
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
national indigenous rights
Indigenous rights
Indigenous rights are those rights that exist in recognition of the specific condition of the indigenous peoples. This includes not only the most basic human rights of physical survival and integrity, but also the preservation of their land, language, religion and other elements of cultural...
organization, presided over by a decentralized National Council based on six organisms found in the North, Center and South of the country. The organization is composed by 57 federations and territorial organizations, which represent the 1,350 communities where 350,000 indigenous people live, gathered in 16 language families. Its current president is Alberto Pizango
Alberto Pizango
Alberto Pizango Chota is the current president of AIDESEP, the premier indigenous rights organization in Peru. He is part of the people. Pizango has been actively resisting the government of Peru's selling of petroleum concessions to foreign companies on lands legally titled to indigenous...
. AIDESEP is a member of the Amazon Basin
Amazon Basin
The Amazon Basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries that drains an area of about , or roughly 40 percent of South America. The basin is located in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela...
indigenous organization, COICA
Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon River Basin
Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon River Basin was founded in 1984 in Lima, Peru. This organization coordinates the following nine national Amazonian indigenous organizations:...
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Members
The organizations that formed it are:- Consejo Aguaruna-Huambisa (CAH) (AguarunaAguarunaFor the Aguaruna people's language, see Aguaruna language.The Aguaruna are an indigenous people of the Peruvian jungle. Historically, they lived primarily on the banks of the Marañón River, a tributary of the Amazon in northern Peru near the border with Ecuador...
-HuambisaHuambisasThe Huambisas are a native tribe of Peru, living on the upper Marañón and Santiago rivers. In 1841 they drove all the civilized Indians from the neighboring mission, and in 1843 they killed all the inhabitants of the village of Santa Teresa, between the mouths of the Santiago and Morona...
Council) from the Amazonas departamentAmazonas RegionAmazonas is a department of northern Peru bordered by Ecuador on the north and west, Cajamarca Department on the west, La Libertad Department on the south, and Loreto Department and San Martín Department on the east. Its capital is the city of Chachapoyas....
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- Asociación de Comunidades Asháninkas del valle de Pichis (Association of Asháninkas'AsháninkaThe Asháninka or Asháninca are an indigenous people living in the rainforests of Peru and in the State of Acre Brazil....
Communities of Pichis Valley) It is the most numerous ethnic group of the country, which acronym is ACONAP and it mainly belongs to the department of PascoPasco RegionPasco is a region in central Peru. Its capital is Cerro de Pasco.-Political division:The region is divided into 3 provinces , which are composed of 28 districts .-Provinces:...
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- Federación de Comunidades Nativas del Ucayali (FECONAU) (Federation of the Native Communities from the department of UcayaliUcayali RegionUcayali is an inland region in Peru. Located in the Amazon rainforest, its name is derived from the Ucayali River. The regional capital is the city of Pucallpa.-Boundaries:...
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- Federación Nativa de Madre de Dios (FENAMAD) (Native Federation of the department of Madre de DiosMadre de Dios RegionMadre de Dios is a region in southeastern Peru, bordering Brazil, Bolivia and the Peruvian regions of Puno, Cusco and Ucayali. Its capital is the city of Puerto Maldonado. The name of the region is a very common Spanish language designation for the Virgin Mary, literally meaning Mother of...
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- The Piro PeoplePiro PuebloPiro Pueblo : The Piros were a Native American Pueblo people that lived in a number of pueblos in the Rio Grande Valley around modern Socorro, New Mexico, USA. The now extinct Piro language was in the family of Tiwa languages...
(UcayaliUcayali RegionUcayali is an inland region in Peru. Located in the Amazon rainforest, its name is derived from the Ucayali River. The regional capital is the city of Pucallpa.-Boundaries:...
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- The Amuesha PeopleYanesha' peopleThe Yanesha or Amuesha people are an ethnic group of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest. Presently, the most recent census count puts their population at over 7,000 distributed among 48 communities located in Puerto Inca Province , Chanchamayo Province and Oxapampa Province...
(PascoPasco RegionPasco is a region in central Peru. Its capital is Cerro de Pasco.-Political division:The region is divided into 3 provinces , which are composed of 28 districts .-Provinces:...
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- The Matsés PeopleMatsésThe Matsés or Mayoruna are an indigenous tribe of the Peruvian and Brazilian Amazon. The tribe's ancestral lands are currently threatened by illegal logging practices and poaching. These homelands are located between the Javari and Galvez rivers...
(LoretoLoreto RegionLoreto is Peru's northernmost region. Covering almost one-third of Peru's territory, Loreto is by far the nation's largest region and also one of the most sparsely populated ones, due to its remote location in the Amazon Rainforest...
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Its representatives work actively for improving the native settlers of the Amazon's conditions of health, education, housing, organization, etc.