The strikes of the amazonian indigenous peoples in 2008 and 2009 revealed a kind of society little known in the rest of the country. These are egalitarian and acephalic peoples immersed in a bureaucratic State and surrounded by a stratified society. Some of the awajun leaders were interviewed and the history of this people was examined to understand the motivation and organizational principles of this movement.

The strikes of the amazonian indigenous peoples in 2008 and 2009 revealed a kind of society little known in the rest of the country. These are egalitarian and acephalic peoples immersed in a bureaucratic State and surrounded by a stratified society. Some of the awajun leaders were interviewed and the history of this people was examined to understand the motivation and organizational principles of this movement.