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Only sixty miles to the northeast of Shell-Mera lived an unknown people whom the Quichua called Auca, a pejorative word meaning “savage” or “barbarian.”
One River Wade Davis 1996
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Only sixty miles to the northeast of Shell-Mera lived an unknown people whom the Quichua called Auca, a pejorative word meaning “savage” or “barbarian.”
One River Wade Davis 1996
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Chevron lead lawyer Adolfo Callejas, who was a lawyer for Texaco in Ecuador over the three decades that the company admitted to dumping billions of gallons of toxic waste into the country's Amazon basin, on Thursday unleashed a tirade of personal insults at plaintiff's lawyers Pablo Fajardo and Julio Prieto during a judicial inspection at a site called Auca Sur, deep in the Amazon jungle, said Fajardo and Prieto.
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In another case, the Huaorani of Ecuador are often called "Auca" by outsiders, which means "savage" in the language of the neighboring Quichua; the Huaorani consider this a gross insult.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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In another case, the Huaorani of Ecuador are often called "Auca" by outsiders, which means "savage" in the language of the neighboring Quichua; the Huaorani consider this a gross insult.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Exactly 30 years before, in 1956, Bill was part of the team - that included Jim Elliott and Nate Saint - scheduled to fly into Auca territory to reach these untouched people with the gospel.
Bill Cathers - the man who saved my life *** Judith "Jlo" Quinton 2007
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Exactly 30 years before, in 1956, Bill was part of the team - that included Jim Elliott and Nate Saint - scheduled to fly into Auca territory to reach these untouched people with the gospel.
Archive 2007-08-01 Judith "Jlo" Quinton 2007
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The rest of the team made the journey and into the annals of Christian lore: they were all martyred by the Auca Indians at the landing strip in Auca territory.
Archive 2007-08-01 Judith "Jlo" Quinton 2007
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The rest of the team made the journey and into the annals of Christian lore: they were all martyred by the Auca Indians at the landing strip in Auca territory.
Bill Cathers - the man who saved my life *** Judith "Jlo" Quinton 2007
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They've also developed a simple aircraft and taught at least one of the Huaorani/Waodani/Auca to fly it.
End of the Spear Christopher O'Brien 2006
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