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Matsés

January 01, 1970

For the language, see Matsés language.

The Matsés or Mayoruna are an indigenous people of the Peruvian and Brazilian Amazon. Their traditional homelands are located between the Javari and Galvez rivers. The Matsés have long guarded their lands from other indigenous tribes and struggle with encroachment from illegal logging practices and poaching.

Matsés
Total population
approx. 3,200 (various post-2000 est.)
Regions with significant populations
Matsés Indigenous Reserve: approx. 2,000
Languages
Matsés, many also speak Spanish or Portuguese.
Religion
Christian, Animist
Related ethnic groups
Matis, Korubo

The approximately 3,200 Matsés people speak the Matsés language which belongs to the Panoan language family. In the last thirty years, they have become a largely settled people living mostly in permanent forest settlements. However, they still rely on hunting and gathering for most of their subsistence. Their main source of income comes from selling peccary hides and meat.[citation needed]

Name edit

The word Matsés comes from the word for "people" in the Matsés language. They are also known as the Mayoruna. The name Mayoruna comes from the Quechua (Runa Simi) language and means "river people." In Brazil the Matsés people are generally referred to as Mayorunas, while in Peru they are usually called Matsés.

Technology edit

The Matsés have an elaborate knowledge of the plant and animal life of the surrounding rainforest. Little is imported into the Matsés communities and most of what they need for survival comes from the rainforest. Traditionally, they hunted with bows and arrows.

Culture edit

Their cuisine includes the sweet plantain beverage chapo.

Worldview edit

In the animist Matsés worldview, there is no distinction between the physical and spiritual worlds, and spirits are present throughout the world. The Matsés believe that animal spirits determine health and success in hunting. They are careful not to offend animal spirits, and have many taboos for hunting different animal species.

Plants, especially trees, hold a complex and important interest for the Matsés. Each plant is associated with an animal spirit. When a plant product is used as a medicine, it is typically applied externally, and the shaman talks to the animal spirit associated with that plant.

Weapons edit

Bows and arrows are the main weapons of the Matsés culture, although they are currently rarely used in personal conflict. Generally they are only used for hunting animals. The Matsés were never known to use war clubs as do the neighboring Korubo. Historically, they used blowguns, similar to the Matis tribe of Brazil; however, they recently abandoned blowguns in favor of bows and arrows.

Marriage edit

Matsés families often practice polygamy. Cross-cousin marriages are most common. Marriages are primarily between cousins, with a man marrying the daughter of his father's sister (his aunt).

Recent history edit

The Matsés made their first permanent contact with the outside world in 1969 when they accepted SIL missionaries into their communities. Before that date, they were effectively at-war with the Peruvian government, which had bombed their villages with napalm and sent the Peruvian army to invade their communities to counter Matsés raids on villages to kidnap women for the tribe.[1] At present, relations between the Matsés and the Peruvian government are peaceful. Dan James Pantone and Bjorn Svensson described the Matsés first peaceful contact with the outside world in an article in Native Planet.[2] In their article, James and Svensson described the 1969 encounter between the Matsés with SIL linguists Harriet Fields and Hattie Kneeland. That same year, 1969, photojournalist Loren McIntyre made contact with the Matsés as described in Petru Popescu's book Amazon Beaming.[3][4][5]

Indigenous political reorganization edit

The Matsés are very divided and politically unorganized. Each village has its own chief and there is little centralized authority for the tribe. Lack of political organization has made it difficult for the Matsés people to obtain medical assistance from the outside world.

Land rights edit

The Matsés have title to the Matsés Indigenous Reserve that was established in 1998. The reserve measures 457000 ha. Despite having title to their own reserve, living conditions for the Matsés have deteriorated. According to a 2006 article in Cultural Survival Quarterly by Dan James Pantone, living conditions have become much worse, to the point that the very survival of the Matsés people is in jeopardy.[6] At present,[when?] there is a proposal to expand the Matsés Communal Reserve to give the Matsés people control over their traditional hunting grounds.

Logging controversy edit

In September 2013, the Matsés chief announced plans to start logging the Matsés Native Community lands and rejected oppositions of environmental organisations which he claimed were manipulating Matsés students.[7] In response, Matsés students claimed that the chief was being manipulated by loggers and demanded that the Matsés chief be removed for not defending the interests of his people.[8]

Municipality corruption edit

To make matters more complex for the Matsés people, in September 2013 the Matsés mayor (Andres Rodriquez Lopez) of the Yaquerana District was publicly accused of corruption by the municipal regulators who blocked his ability to use the municipal checking account.[9] The municipality where the Matsés live has had a history of fraud and the ex-mayor, Helen Ruiz Torres, was sentenced to six years in jail for embezzling municipal funds.[10]

Conservation Efforts edit

Acaté Amazon Conservation edit

Acaté Amazon Conservation is a non-profit that was founded in 2013, but existed since 2006 as a loose organization of its founders, Christopher Herndon, MD, and William Park. Acaté operates projects in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest, and integrates culture, health, and ecology into all of its projects. Its current projects include documenting and preserving the indigenous medicinal knowledge of the Matsés by completing the first traditional medicine encyclopedia written in the Matsés language, resiliency projects / programs utilizing permaculture techniques, and providing the Matsés economic opportunities with renewable non-timber natural products.[11]

See also edit

  • Nu-nu, a snuff used by Matsés men

References edit

  1. ^ Snell, Ron (2 February 2006). Jungle Calls (Kindle ed.). Garland, Texas: Hannibal Books. ISBN 0-929292-86-3. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. ^ Pantone, Dan James; Svensson, Bjorn. "Matsés First Contact: The end of isolation" (PDF). Native Planet.
  3. ^ Abrams, Garry (8 November 1991). "Adventures on the Amazon : After Years of Silence, Explorer Loren McIntyre Recounts His Harrowing Journey to Reach the River's Source". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  4. ^ Stochlic, Nina (November 2016). . National Geographic. National Geographic Society. The Walt Disney Company. Archived from the original on March 30, 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  5. ^ Wagner, Loren (7 January 2020). "Loren McIntyre Telepathically Communicated with This Amazon Tribe". Gaia. Jirka Rysavy. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  6. ^ "A Forest of Their Own". www.culturalsurvival.org. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  7. ^ "Rechaza manipulación de organizaciones ambientalistas con estudiantes…". archive.is (in Spanish). 2013-09-26. Archived from the original on 2013-09-26. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  8. ^ ""En 15 días viajaré para que muestren documentos de los permisos para sacar madera" | Diario de Noticias y Actualidad de Loreto - Iquitos - Ucayali - Requena - Datem del Marañon - Mariscal Ramon Castilla - Alto Amazonas - Loreto - Maynas - El Diario Judicial de Loreto" (in Spanish). 2013-09-13. from the original on 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  9. ^ "Regidores acuerdan bloquear cuentas corrientes que maneja la Municipalidad | Diario de Noticias y Actualidad de Loreto - Iquitos - Ucayali - Requena - Datem del Marañon - Mariscal Ramon Castilla - Alto Amazonas - Loreto - Maynas - El Diario Judicial de Loreto" (in Spanish). 2014-07-14. from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  10. ^ "II Sala Penal ve caso sobre pago de dietas a regidores de Yaquerana | Diario de Noticias y Actualidad de Loreto - Iquitos - Ucayali - Requena - Datem del Marañon - Mariscal Ramon Castilla - Alto Amazonas - Loreto - Maynas - El Diario Judicial de Loreto" (in Spanish). 2014-07-14. from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  11. ^ "Amazon tribe creates 500-page traditional medicine encyclopedia". Mongabay Environmental News. 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  • Romanov S., D.M. Huanan, F.S. Uaqui, and D.W. Fleck. The Traditional Life of the Matsés. CAAAP Press: Lima, Peru. 148 pp.

External links edit

  • Acaté Amazon Conservation.

Additional Resources edit

  • Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Mayoruna Indians" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  • New Amazonian reserve saves over a million acres in Peru
  • Mayoruna art, National Museum of the American Indian
  • Matsés Indigenous Traditions

January 01, 1970
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For the language see Matses language The Matses or Mayoruna are an indigenous people of the Peruvian and Brazilian Amazon Their traditional homelands are located between the Javari and Galvez rivers The Matses have long guarded their lands from other indigenous tribes and struggle with encroachment from illegal logging practices and poaching MatsesTotal populationapprox 3 200 various post 2000 est Regions with significant populationsMatses Indigenous Reserve approx 2 000LanguagesMatses many also speak Spanish or Portuguese ReligionChristian AnimistRelated ethnic groupsMatis Korubo The approximately 3 200 Matses people speak the Matses language which belongs to the Panoan language family In the last thirty years they have become a largely settled people living mostly in permanent forest settlements However they still rely on hunting and gathering for most of their subsistence Their main source of income comes from selling peccary hides and meat citation needed Contents 1 Name 2 Technology 3 Culture 3 1 Worldview 3 2 Weapons 3 3 Marriage 4 Recent history 5 Indigenous political reorganization 6 Land rights 7 Logging controversy 8 Municipality corruption 9 Conservation Efforts 9 1 Acate Amazon Conservation 10 See also 11 References 12 External links 12 1 Additional ResourcesName editThe word Matses comes from the word for people in the Matses language They are also known as the Mayoruna The name Mayoruna comes from the Quechua Runa Simi language and means river people In Brazil the Matses people are generally referred to as Mayorunas while in Peru they are usually called Matses Technology editThe Matses have an elaborate knowledge of the plant and animal life of the surrounding rainforest Little is imported into the Matses communities and most of what they need for survival comes from the rainforest Traditionally they hunted with bows and arrows Culture editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Their cuisine includes the sweet plantain beverage chapo Worldview edit In the animist Matses worldview there is no distinction between the physical and spiritual worlds and spirits are present throughout the world The Matses believe that animal spirits determine health and success in hunting They are careful not to offend animal spirits and have many taboos for hunting different animal species Plants especially trees hold a complex and important interest for the Matses Each plant is associated with an animal spirit When a plant product is used as a medicine it is typically applied externally and the shaman talks to the animal spirit associated with that plant Weapons edit Bows and arrows are the main weapons of the Matses culture although they are currently rarely used in personal conflict Generally they are only used for hunting animals The Matses were never known to use war clubs as do the neighboring Korubo Historically they used blowguns similar to the Matis tribe of Brazil however they recently abandoned blowguns in favor of bows and arrows Marriage edit Matses families often practice polygamy Cross cousin marriages are most common Marriages are primarily between cousins with a man marrying the daughter of his father s sister his aunt Recent history editThe Matses made their first permanent contact with the outside world in 1969 when they accepted SIL missionaries into their communities Before that date they were effectively at war with the Peruvian government which had bombed their villages with napalm and sent the Peruvian army to invade their communities to counter Matses raids on villages to kidnap women for the tribe 1 At present relations between the Matses and the Peruvian government are peaceful Dan James Pantone and Bjorn Svensson described the Matses first peaceful contact with the outside world in an article in Native Planet 2 In their article James and Svensson described the 1969 encounter between the Matses with SIL linguists Harriet Fields and Hattie Kneeland That same year 1969 photojournalist Loren McIntyre made contact with the Matses as described in Petru Popescu s book Amazon Beaming 3 4 5 Indigenous political reorganization editThe Matses are very divided and politically unorganized Each village has its own chief and there is little centralized authority for the tribe Lack of political organization has made it difficult for the Matses people to obtain medical assistance from the outside world Land rights editThe Matses have title to the Matses Indigenous Reserve that was established in 1998 The reserve measures 457000 ha Despite having title to their own reserve living conditions for the Matses have deteriorated According to a 2006 article in Cultural Survival Quarterly by Dan James Pantone living conditions have become much worse to the point that the very survival of the Matses people is in jeopardy 6 At present when there is a proposal to expand the Matses Communal Reserve to give the Matses people control over their traditional hunting grounds Logging controversy editIn September 2013 the Matses chief announced plans to start logging the Matses Native Community lands and rejected oppositions of environmental organisations which he claimed were manipulating Matses students 7 In response Matses students claimed that the chief was being manipulated by loggers and demanded that the Matses chief be removed for not defending the interests of his people 8 Municipality corruption editTo make matters more complex for the Matses people in September 2013 the Matses mayor Andres Rodriquez Lopez of the Yaquerana District was publicly accused of corruption by the municipal regulators who blocked his ability to use the municipal checking account 9 The municipality where the Matses live has had a history of fraud and the ex mayor Helen Ruiz Torres was sentenced to six years in jail for embezzling municipal funds 10 Conservation Efforts editAcate Amazon Conservation edit Acate Amazon Conservation is a non profit that was founded in 2013 but existed since 2006 as a loose organization of its founders Christopher Herndon MD and William Park Acate operates projects in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest and integrates culture health and ecology into all of its projects Its current projects include documenting and preserving the indigenous medicinal knowledge of the Matses by completing the first traditional medicine encyclopedia written in the Matses language resiliency projects programs utilizing permaculture techniques and providing the Matses economic opportunities with renewable non timber natural products 11 See also editNu nu a snuff used by Matses menReferences edit Snell Ron 2 February 2006 Jungle Calls Kindle ed Garland Texas Hannibal Books ISBN 0 929292 86 3 Retrieved 27 May 2020 Pantone Dan James Svensson Bjorn Matses First Contact The end of isolation PDF Native Planet Abrams Garry 8 November 1991 Adventures on the Amazon After Years of Silence Explorer Loren McIntyre Recounts His Harrowing Journey to Reach the River s Source Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Retrieved 26 May 2020 Stochlic Nina November 2016 A Forgotten Adventure With a Telepathic Tribe National Geographic National Geographic Society The Walt Disney Company Archived from the original on March 30 2017 Retrieved 25 May 2020 Wagner Loren 7 January 2020 Loren McIntyre Telepathically Communicated with This Amazon Tribe Gaia Jirka Rysavy Retrieved 26 May 2020 A Forest of Their Own www culturalsurvival org 26 May 2010 Retrieved 2020 05 07 Rechaza manipulacion de organizaciones ambientalistas con estudiantes archive is in Spanish 2013 09 26 Archived from the original on 2013 09 26 Retrieved 2020 05 07 En 15 dias viajare para que muestren documentos de los permisos para sacar madera Diario de Noticias y Actualidad de Loreto Iquitos Ucayali Requena Datem del Maranon Mariscal Ramon Castilla Alto Amazonas Loreto Maynas El Diario Judicial de Loreto in Spanish 2013 09 13 Archived from the original on 2013 09 13 Retrieved 2020 05 07 Regidores acuerdan bloquear cuentas corrientes que maneja la Municipalidad Diario de Noticias y Actualidad de Loreto Iquitos Ucayali Requena Datem del Maranon Mariscal Ramon Castilla Alto Amazonas Loreto Maynas El Diario Judicial de Loreto in Spanish 2014 07 14 Archived from the original on 2014 07 14 Retrieved 2020 05 07 II Sala Penal ve caso sobre pago de dietas a regidores de Yaquerana Diario de Noticias y Actualidad de Loreto Iquitos Ucayali Requena Datem del Maranon Mariscal Ramon Castilla Alto Amazonas Loreto Maynas El Diario Judicial de Loreto in Spanish 2014 07 14 Archived from the original on 2014 07 14 Retrieved 2020 05 07 Amazon tribe creates 500 page traditional medicine encyclopedia Mongabay Environmental News 2015 06 24 Retrieved 2020 05 07 Romanov S D M Huanan F S Uaqui and D W Fleck The Traditional Life of the Matses CAAAP Press Lima Peru 148 pp External links editAcate Amazon Conservation Additional Resources edit Herbermann Charles ed 1913 Mayoruna Indians Catholic Encyclopedia New York Robert Appleton Company New Amazonian reserve saves over a million acres in Peru Mayoruna art National Museum of the American Indian Matses Indigenous Traditions Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matses amp oldid 1213444519, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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