World's Remotest Tribes. ArtBabble. The Refugee Project. Where Cool ThingsHappen. Peaceful Societies. Encyclopedia of Selected Peaceful Societies Piaroa Location. About 14,000 Piaroa Indians live in or near tropical forests to the east of the Middle Orinoco River in Amazonas State, Venezuela. They used to be shifting cultivators but they now live in permanent communities inside their traditional territory, in nearby areas, and at other scattered locations in Venezuela and Colombia.
Economy. Beliefs that Foster Peacefulness. Gender Relations. Raising Children. Social Practices. Cooperation and Competition. Social Control. Sharing. Strategies for Avoiding Warfare and Violence. But How Much Violence Do They Really Experience? Scholarly Resources in this Website: “Styles of Manhood: An Amazonian Contrast in Tranquility and Violence.” More Resources in this Website: Guerillas from neighboring Colombia have threatened the stability of the Piaroa communities. Sources in Print: Freire 2007; Overing 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989a, 1989b; Overing Kaplan 1975; Zent 1994 Updates—News and Reviews: May 31, 2012.
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