Awá were killed, reportedly by the FARC. Then in August, twelve Awá (including four children), all thought to belong to a single family – were killed in the Indigenous reservation of Gran Rosario, reportedly by the Colombian Army. Notes References Chernela, Janet M. "The Awa of Ecuador." In: Stonich, Susan C., ed. Endangered Peoples of Latin America: Struggles to Survive and Thrive. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001. . External links The Awa: Colombia's tribal people, BBC News Ecuador: The Awa People and their territory between political interests and economic pressure, World Rainforest Movement Awá Kwaiker on Every Culture Indigenous peoples in Colombia Indigenous peoples in Ecuador Ethnic groups in Ecuador