The Association of Descendants of the Charrúa Nation (,

acronym An acronym is a type of abbreviation consisting of a phrase whose only pronounced elements are the initial letters or initial sounds of words inside that phrase. Acronyms are often spelled with the initial Letter (alphabet), letter of each wor ...

ADENCH) is a non-profit organization based in

Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...

. They aim to rescue, preserve and disseminate the identity and culture of the descendants of the

Charrúa The Charrúa are an Indigenous people or Indigenous Nation of the Southern Cone in present-day Uruguay and the adjacent areas in Argentina ( Entre Ríos) and Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul). They were a semi-nomadic people who sustained themselves ...

native indians, as well as to contribute to the construction of the national identity and to vindicate indigenous ancestors. It is believed that there are approximately between 160,000 and 300,000 individuals in Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil today who are descendants of surviving Charrúa.Alayón, Wilfredo (28 March 2011). "Uruguay and the memory of the Charrúa tribe". The Prisma. Retrieved 20 Dec 2011. In 2005, ADENCH took part in the formation of the

Council of the Charrúa Nation The Council of the Charrúa Nation (, acronym CONACHA) is a non-profit organization based in Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and south ...

(CONACHA); in 2015 they decided to quit that umbrella organization, citing irreconcilable differences. There are other similar organizations in Uruguay: Basquadé Inchalá, Grupo Sepé, Guyunusa, Grupo Berá, Grupo Pirí, and Integrador Nacional de Descendientes Indígenas Americanos (INDIA).

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* Indigenous rights organizations in South America Indigenous peoples in Uruguay Organizations based in Uruguay Organizations established in 1989 1989 establishments in Uruguay {{Uruguay-org-stub