Origin Information:
The Ashaninka (their name means: a brother to all) are estimated between 25,000 and 45,000. That means that among the 300,000 native people from 65 different ethnic groups in the Peruvian Amazon, the Ashaninka are the largest indigenous group.
The nation is made up of seven different groups who live scattered in more than 200 communities along the jungle valleys: the Cutivireni, the Perene Asheninga, the Atsiri, the Nomatsiguenga, and the Caquinteo.
The Ashaninka is a nation which is dependent on subsistence agriculture. They use the slash-and-burn method to clear lands and to plant yucca roots, sweet potato, corn, bananas, rice, coffee, cacao and sugar cane in biodiversity-friendly techniques. They live from hunting and fishing, basically using bows and arrows or spears, as well as from collecting fruit and vegetables in the jungle.
The Ashaninka were known by the Incas as Anti or Campa. The Antis, who gave their name to the Inca province of Antisuyu, were notorious for their fierce independence, and their warlike skills in successfully protecting their land and culture against intrusion from outsiders.
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