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Shuar

British  
/ ʃwɑː /

noun

  1. the name the Jivaro people of the Ecuadorian and Peruvian Amazon have for themselves

  2. any of the languages spoken by the Shuar people See Jivaro

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Shuar

from Shuar, people

Example Sentences

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Ecuador's Constitutional Court in September ruled the environmental permit granted in 2011 for the major San Carlos Panantza copper project required a consultation with the Shuar Arutam community, but this was not carried out.

From Reuters Nov. 18, 2022

But Mr Carillo, in a news conference on Wednesday, said the violence had been caused by "radical" members of the Kichwa and Shuar indigenous communities, who had begun attacking police in an "absolutely irrational" manner.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2022

Tuntiak Katan, a member of the Shuar nation in Ecuador, reminded reporters that “Indigenous peoples already protect 950 million hectares of land worldwide.”

From Seattle Times Nov. 17, 2021

"Typically, male members of the Amazonian Shuar, Achuar, Awajún/Aguaruna, Wampís/Huambisa, and Candoshi-Shampra," the paper added.

From Fox News May 11, 2021

Tuntiak Katan of the Ecuadorian Shuar people told the event indigenous peoples “protect 80% of the world’s biodiversity”.

From The Guardian Sep. 26, 2019

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