Isolated Indigenous Groups of the Upper Rio Purús Region

Public Release Version

A Cabeceras Aid Project Report

By Lev Michael

September 1998

© Cabeceras Aid Project, 1999

Table of Contents

Section 1. Introduction

Section 2. The Isolated Indigenous Groups of the Alto Purús Region

Section 2.1 The Mashco

Section 2.1.1 Geographical Distribution of Mashco Activity in the upper Río Purús Region

Section 2.1.2 Recent Mashco Activity in the Upper Purús Region

Section 2.1.3 Conclusions

Section 2.2.1 The Deños

Section 2.2.2 Conclusions

Section 3. Contact Efforts in the Alto Purús Region

Section 3.1 The Contact Efforts of Pioneer Mission

Section 3.2 Other Contact Efforts

Section 4. Local Attitudes towards Isolated Indigenous Groups

Section 4.1 Attitudes of the Local Acculturated Indigenous Peoples

Section 4.2 Attitudes of the Mestizos of Puerto Esperanza

Section 5. Acknowledgements

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