The making of an autonomous Indigenous nation in Peru’s Amazon

Mongabay
Sep 3, 2025, 1:19 pm182 ptsTrendingTop
In 2015, leaders of the Wampís did what no other Indigenous peoples have done in Peru’s modern history: They declared themselves an autonomous nation to gain greater control over their territory. For decades, the Indigenous Wampís (or Huambisa) of the northern Peruvian Amazon have protested against oil…

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