The Wachiperi Community of the Peruvian Amazon

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The Wachiperi Community of the Peruvian Amazon

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At the 2015 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Nely Ninantay Yonaje shares her experience growing up in the remote Peruvian Amazon community of Queros. In the Festival's "Perú: Pachamama" program, she was one representative of the Wachiperi people who are fighting to preserve and revive their traditional customs and native language. http://festival.si.edu Production, Editing: Claudia Romano Videography: Charlie Weber, Holly Wissler, Claudia Romano [Catalog No. CFV10757; Copyright 2015 Smithsonian Institution]

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5 min 3 sec

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Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

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2015-07-22T20:28:10.000Z

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Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

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