Austin Howard Florida State University Winner of the Norm and Sibby Whitten Research Fund 2023-2024 Exploring Inter-Ethnic Marriage Dynamics: A Study of Family Foundations and ‘ethnic’ entities in Iquitos, Peru My project will investigate the union and diversity of culture and how various Amazonian peoples perceive themselves and others....
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Loreto: dos demonios y muchos pueblos amazónicos en riesgo Leonardo Tello Imaina 6-2-20 El periodista indígena de una de las radios más importantes en las cuencas de los ríos Marañón, Tigre, Urituyacu y Huallaga, en Loreto, analiza desde su perspectiva el avance de la pandemia en las comunidades...
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VIDEO: Estudiante Matses en Iquitos nos actualiza sobre la situación con COVID-19 Juan Manquid Bina Cane 6-1-20 Juan Manquid Bina Cane es Matses, está estudiando antropología en Iquitos. En este video nos actualiza sobre la situación que Matses enfrenta con COVID-19 - tanto en la ciudad como en...
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Death in the Amazon: In the lungs of the world, people die from coronavirus for lack of oxygen Emma Burrows, Juliet Bremner, ITV 5-22-20 In the city of Iquitos in northeastern Peru, the bodies of coronavirus victims are piling up on the floor of the mortuary. In this...
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Peru’s coronavirus response was ‘right on time’ – so why isn't it working? Dan Collyns 5-20-20 Peru seemed to be doing everything right. Its president, Martín Vizcarra, announced one of the earliest coronavirus lockdowns in Latin America on 16 March. In stark contrast to his Brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsonaro –...
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Fundraiser: The Matses vs. Coronavirus in Iquitos Organized by Camilla Morelli 5-11-2020 The Matses, an indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon, are in great danger from Coronavirus. Their territory is very remote and the virus has not reached it, but there are 175 Matses in Iquitos, a jungle...
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