Indian Tribes and Languages of the Amazon

Amazonian Culture Area

This is an index to the Native American language and cultural information on our website pertaining to Amazonian Indian tribes. Some pages contain more information than others. If you belong to an indigenous Amazon tribe of South America that is not currently listed on this page and you would like to see it here, please contact us about contributing information to our site.

Tribes of the Amazonian Culture Group

Achuar-Shiwiar Tribe
Aguaruna Tribe
Akawaio Tribe
Akuriyo Tribe
Amahuaca Tribe
Amarakaeri Tribe
Amuesha Tribe
Andoa Tribe
Apalai Tribe
Arabela Tribe
Arara do Para Tribe
Aruan Tribe
Ashaninka Tribe
Atruahi Tribe
Bakairi Tribe
Baniva Tribe
Baniwa Tribe
Bare Tribe
Baure Tribe
Cahuarana Tribe
Capanahua Tribe
Cara Tribe
Cashibo Tribe
Cashinahua Tribe
Chamicuro Tribe
Chayahuita Tribe
Duit Tribe
Guarani Tribe
Guarequena Tribe
Hixkaryana Tribe
Huachipaeri Tribe
Huambisa Tribe
Huarayo Tribe
Irantxe Tribe
Jebero Tribe
Kandoshi Tribe
Kankuamo Tribe
Katukina Tribe
Kaxarari Tribe
Kaxuiana Tribe
Kuikuro Tribe
Machiguenga Tribe
Mandawaka Tribe
Maquiritari Tribe
Marubo Tribe
Matipuhy Tribe
Matis Tribe
Mayoruna Tribe
Meinaku Tribe
Movima Tribe
Munduruku Tribe
Muniche Tribe
Nutabe Tribe
Palikur Tribe
Paresi Tribe
Pasto Tribe
Poyanawa Tribe
Saluma Tribe
Sharanahua Tribe
Shipibo Tribe
Shuar Tribe
Sikiana Tribe
Tacana Tribe
Tubarão Tribe
Tuxinawa Tribe
Txikao Tribe
Urarina Tribe
Vilela Tribe
Waiwai Tribe
Wapishana Tribe
Waraiku Tribe
Warao Tribe
Waura Tribe
Wayana Tribe
Wirina Tribe
Xipaya Tribe
Xiriana Tribe
Yabaana Tribe
Yabarana Tribe
Yaminawa Tribe
Yaruma Tribe
Yawalpiti Tribe
Yawanawa Tribe

Recommended books about Native American tribes of the Amazon:

The Amazon Languages: Great overview of the Native American language families of the Amazonian culture area.
Handbook of Amazonian Languages: A thorough survey of Amazonian Indian languages.
Language of the Brazilian Rainforest: A thorough survey of Amazonian Indian languages.
The Amazonian Indians: Illustrated book for kids on Amazonian Indian culture.
Amazonian Indians from Prehistory to the Present: Anthropology book overviewing Amazon Indian civilizations.
Through Amazonian Eyes: Book on the ecology of Amazonian tribes.
Amazonian Ethnobotanical Dictionary: Book on the traditional medicines and herbs of native Amazonia.
Some Other Amazonians: Perspectives On Modern Amazonia: Book on contemporary Amazonian societies.

Other resources about American Indian history, culture and society in the Amazon rainforest:

Amazon Indians: Essays and photography by an ecologist who works with Peruvian Amazon tribes.
Indigenous Peoples in Brazil: Articles and photographs about dozens of tribes of the Amazon jungle, in Portuguese and English.
Indigenous Tribes of the Amazon: Photo gallery of Amazonian Indian people.
Map of Languages in Amazonia: Language maps from the Amazon and Orinoco Basins.
Shamans of the Amazon: Pictures and descriptions of native Amazonian religious rituals from a documentary about an Ecuadorian shaman.