The Cashibo or Carapache are an
indigenous people of Peru. They live near the
Aguaytía
Aguaytía is a town situated in Peru, capital of the province Padre Abad Province, Padre Abad in the region Ucayali Region, Ucayali. It is situated on the banks of the Aguaytía River (a tributary of the Ucayali River) at the highway between Pucal ...
, San Alejandro, and Súngaro Rivers.
["Cashibo-Cacataibo."]
''Ethnologue.'' Retrieved 15 Feb 2012. The Cashibo have three subgroups, that are the Cashiñon, Kakataibo, and Ruño peoples. They mainly live in five villages.
''Countries and Their Cultures.'' 2012. Retrieved 15 Feb 2012.
Language
Cashibo people speak the
Cashibo-Cacataibo language, a Western
Panoan language which is written in the
Latin script
The Latin script, also known as Roman script, is an alphabetic writing system based on the letters of the classical Latin alphabet, derived from a form of the Greek alphabet which was in use in the ancient Greek city of Cumae, in southern I ...
and taught in primary schools.
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History
When first approached by missionaries in 1757, the Cashibo killed one of them and forced the rest to flee.[ They maintained hostile relations with neighboring tribes. They joined ]Juan Santos Atahualpa
Juan Santos Atahualpa Apu-Inca Huayna Capac (c. 1710 – c. 1756) was the messianic leader of a successful indigenous rebellion in the Amazon Basin and Andean foothills against the Viceroyalty of Peru in the Spanish Empire. The rebellion began i ...
in 1744 in the destruction of missions.[
Until the 20th century, Cashibo avoided outside contact. In 1930, they numbered 4,000 but their population was reduced by diseases. Simón Bolívar Odicio dominated the Cashibo from 1930 to 1940. Odicio was a Cashibo who had been kidnapped and raised by the Shipibo. He encouraged the tribe to open a road into their territory, which brought on non-native settlement and rapid ]acculturation
Acculturation is a process of social, psychological, and cultural change that stems from the balancing of two cultures while adapting to the prevailing culture of the society. Acculturation is a process in which an individual adopts, acquires and ...
, with devastating effects on the tribe.[
In 1940, the Peru government offered the surviving Cashibos a reservation; however, they declined, wishing to remain in their own homeland.][
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Notes
External links
Cashibo art
National Museum of the American Indian
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Indigenous peoples in Peru
Indigenous peoples of the Amazon