Amazonia and lowland South America
Waorani
Lands
Orellana, Pastaza and Napo provinces in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Countries Ecuador
Facts 3
Land
Ecuador recognizes 679,220 hectares as belonging to the Waorani, within an ancestral territory of about 2 million hectares.
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Governance
The legally recognized Waorani territory is governed by NAWE, the Waorani Nationality of Ecuador, regarded as the highest Waorani territorial authority.
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Today
Waorani territory includes 32 communities in three Amazonian provinces of Ecuador: Orellana, Pastaza and Napo.
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