The indigenous Shuar, native to Ecuador and Peru, have been portrayed as headhunting savages. This tribe no longer performs the ritual of shrinking heads, a practice largely misunderstood.

QUITO, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Ecuador's Shuar Arutam indigenous people said on Friday they will not allow mining on their territory, threatening a large copper mining operation in the Andean country ...

In a project that blended anthropology, biology and psychology, researchers explored disgust behaviors among Ecuador's indigenous Shuar people. When the pungent smell of rotting food sends a ...