Cujareno in Peru

The Cujareno have only been reported in Peru
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Introduction / History

The Cujareno is a small, isolated tribe in Peru. Though long uncontacted, they made distant communication in the summer of 2013 with the Yine tribe across the Las Piedras River where they live. The event was tense, and the tribe apparently asked for (or demanded) bananas, rope and machetes. The Yine responded by sending over a canoe with bananas, which the Mashco then collected. FENAMAD agents prevented the Mashco from crossing the river to ensure that contact with the Yine would not harm the group. Soon after the exchange, the group left the area.
In 1894, most of the Mashco-Piro tribe was slaughtered by the private army of Carlos Fitzcarrald, in the upper Manú River area. The survivors retreated to the remote forest areas. The sightings of the Mashco-Piro tribe members increased in the 21st century."
Interaction with the group has been very infrequent and sometimes violent on both sides. Loggers killed some of the tribe in the 1980s.
"Mashco-Piro were blamed later in 2011 for the wounding of one forest ranger and the killing of a Matsiguenka Indian who had long maintained a relationship with them and provided them with machetes and cooking pots."
They live in the Ucayali Region and Upper Purús Region in Southeastern Peru, close to the border with Brazil and Bolivia. They live on the banks of the Las Piedras River in the Alto Purús National Park in huts constructed of palm leaf. In the rainy season, they retreat to huts in the rain forest.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Because of their isolated existence, little is known about their way of life. Members of the tribe wear very little clothing. Men, women and children alike wear only a yellowish-brown cloth above the waist and perhaps arm and leg bands of the same color. They have medium stature and athletic build. All have straight black hair worn shoulder length or longer.
Men probably hunt with the weapons they have been seen carrying, such as bow and arrow, as well as spears. Part of their diet consists of turtle eggs, retrieved from the riverbanks.
The neighboring Yine say that illegal loggers are encroaching on Yine and Mashco Piro land, probably provoking the recent boldness in asking for food from the Yine. A road has also been constructed near their land, decreasing their living space.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The government of Peru prohibits contact with the tribe to protect them from illnesses they may not be immune to. They need protection from outside diseases, but they also need the gospel. How will this play out in the 21st century?


Prayer Points

Pray for the Lord to provide a way to extend his grace to this isolated tribe without bringing in sicknesses from outside.
Pray for the Lord to provide for their needs in such a way they will understand his goodness and absolute power.


Scripture Prayers for the Cujareno, Mashco Piro in Peru.


References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashco-Piro_people
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/20/peru-appearance-isolated-mascho-piro-tribe
http://www.ethnologue.com/language/cuj
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-23766765
http://www.survivalinternational.org/news/9497
http://www.aidesep.org.pe/miembros-de-aidesep-y-fenamad-presentan-video-exclusivo-de-los-mashco-piro/


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Cujareno, Mashco Piro
People Name in Country Cujareno, Mashco Piro
Natural Name Cujareno
Alternate Names Inapari
Population this Country 300
Population all Countries 300
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
PeopleID3 11444
ROP3 Code 102328
Country Peru
Region America, Latin
Continent South America
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Madre de Dios region: Purús province; Upper Purús area.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Peru
Region America, Latin
Continent South America
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Madre de Dios region: Purús province; Upper Purús area..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
0.00 %
Ethnic Religions
100.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Mashco Piro (300 speakers)
Language Code cuj   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Mashco Piro (300 speakers)
Language Code cuj   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Mashco Piro

Primary Language:  Mashco Piro

Bible Translation Status:  Translation Needed

Resource Type Resource Name Source
None reported  
Map Source Amanecer Peru  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
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