Nov 30, 2020 · The Waorani people call their lands wao öme, which refers to the Waorani land and their role in its protection. Wao öme signifies a place of abundance in which an interdependence between Waorani and non-human elements of land is connected to the concept of Waponi Kiwimoni (living well) (High 304).

The Waorani, Waodani, or Huaorani, also known as the Waos, are an Indigenous people from the Amazonian Region of Ecuador (Napo, Orellana, and Pastaza Provinces) who have marked differences from other ethnic groups from Ecuador.

Waorani activists lament not the violation of a pristine natural environment separate from themselves and in need of conservation, but threats to the qualities of Waorani land (wao öme) that allow people and other beings to “live well.”

Jul 8, 2020 · My informants often describe wao öme or monito öme (our land) as a place of abundance (Lu 2001; Rival 2000), where the productive interdependence of Waorani people and nonhuman features of the land is integrally linked to the notion of waponi kiwimoni (living well).

Given territory, or wao öme, as the Waorani understand it, is the fundamental element around which all aspects of their life and culture are articulated, and so the foundation of their...

Jul 8, 2020 · Waorani activists lament not the violation of a pristine natural environment separate from themselves and in need of conservation, but instead threats to the qualities of Waorani land (wao öme) that allow people and other beings to “live well.” In the context of generational changes, their engagement in environmental politics involves ...

Muchos Waorani describen su tierra (wao öme) o territorio (ögïpo) como un nexo de relaciones interdependientes entre seres humanos y no humanos amenezados por la presencia de petróleo.

Nov 9, 2023 · Waorani (Wao Terero) Waorani is a languge isolate spoken by about 3,000 people mainly in eastern Ecuador and also in Peru. In Ecuador Waorani speakers are found particularly in the Waorani Ethnic Reserve between the Napo and Curaray rivers, and also in Pastaza and Napo provinces, the Yasuní National Park and the Taromenani Tagaeri Intangible ...

Jul 1, 2020 · This middle ground under construction shows that indigenous concepts like wao öme (Waorani land) are not fixed in opposition to “the West” but are integral to thoughtful and strategic ...

The Waorani people call their lands wao öme, which refers to the Waorani land and their role in its protection. Wao öme signifies a place of abundance in which an interdependence between Waorani and non-human elements of land is connected to the concept of Waponi Kiwimoni (living well) (High 304).