The Indigenous peoples in Ecuador or Native Ecuadorians (Spanish: Ecuatorianos Nativos) are the groups of people who were present in what became Ecuador before the Spanish colonization of the Americas. The term also includes their descendants from …

There are five major ethnic groups in Ecuador: Mestizo, European Ecuadorian, Afro-Ecuadorian, Indigenous, and Montubio. The 2022 census reported Mestizos constitute more than 77.5% of the population, 7.7% Indigenous American, 7.7% Montubio, 4.8% Afro-Ecuadorian and 2.2% European Ecuadorian.

2025年1月22日 · The main ethnic groups of Ecuador include a number of Indigenous-language-speaking populations (often referred to as Indigenous peoples or Amerindians) and highland and lowland Spanish-speaking mestizos (people of mixed Indigenous and European descent).

2018年6月7日 · Ecuador has a Mestizo majority, with significant minorities of people with indigenous, African, and European ancestries. The Mestizos are multiracial people of mixed European and Amerindian bloodline.

Ecuador recognizes five different ethnic identities: Amerindian (or indigenous peoples); mestizo (multiracial group of mixed Amerindian and European ancestry); Afro-Ecuadorian; Montubio; and white.

2013年11月20日 · Several cultures exist to this day, each with their own language and customs. The following are the principal Ecuadorian indigenous groups in modern times: Highland cultures. The Quichua people live in the high Andes and are the most numerous indigenous group in …

We investigated the ancestral origins of four Ecuadorian ethnic groups—Afro-Ecuadorian, Mestizo, Montubio, and the Indigenous Tsáchila—in an effort to gain insight on the relationship between ancestry, culture, and the formation of ethnic identities in Latin America.

2020年6月29日 · The history of Native Ecuadorians spans roughly 11,000 years. Evidence suggests that humans settled in the coastal and Andes region before they settled in the Amazon region. Nowadays, the majority of Indigenous peoples lives in the Central-North mountains, most of them in rural areas.

2023年5月18日 · Minority and indigenous groups include 14 distinct indigenous peoples - including Tsáchila, Chachi, Epera, Awa, Quichua, Shuar, Achuar, Shiwiar, Cofán, Siona, Secoya, Zápara, Andoa y Waorani, and Afro-Ecuadorians (7.2 per cent).

From the Quechua and Amazonian tribes to modern implications of indigenous identity, this article highlights the blend of Native American, European, and African ancestry and the significant role of indigenous communities in shaping Ecuador's heritage and contemporary society.