Last modified: 2017-11-17 by antónio martins
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![[flag]](../images/x/xi-awa.gif)
image by António Martins, 11 Jul 2017
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The Awá, also known as the Kwaiker or Awa-Kwaiker, are an
ancient indigenous people of Ecuador and
Colombia. They primarily inhabit the provinces of
Carchi and Sucumbíos,
in northern Ecuador, and southern Colombia, particularly the departments
of Nariño and
Putumayo.
Esteban Rivera, 05 Jul 2017
(quting from the
English
Wikipedia)
This is therefore an Andean trans-national native community
António Martins, 11 Jul 2017
Their main organization is called UNIPA
(Organización Unidad Indígena del Pueblo Awá, English:
Awa Unity of Indigenous Organization). Another internal
organization is CAMAWARI (Asociación de Autoridades Tradicionales
indígenas Awa de Ricaurte - Cabildo Mayor Awa de Ricaurte,
English: Association of Traditional indigenous Awa Authorities of
Ricaurte - Council Awa of Ricaurte)
(logo),
their representation in the city of Ricaurte.
Their main leaders are called Governors.
Esteban Rivera, 05 Jul 2017
(quting from the
English
Wikipedia)
A horizontal flag, with four equal horizontal stripes (from top to
bottom: red, yellow, white and green); there’s also a variant
without logo, as seen
here.
also a variant with a smaller logo
(source).
Esteban Rivera, 05 Jul 2017
This basic design is shown in the
source
photo as squarish, ratio ~3:4. I presume that this pattern is not
specific UNIPA’s but generic Awa.)
António Martins, 11 Jul 2017
The ratio variation in witnessed photos of actual flags in use suggests
that ratio observance is lax for this flag — indeed not unlike
other flags made of horizontal stripes: The cases of
Cabo Verde, Catalonia,
or the Gay Pride / Rainbow Flag come to mind.
António Martins, 11 Jul 2017
![[flag]](../images/x/xi-awa).gif)
image by António Martins, 11 Jul 2017
This logo is seal-like with the central disc filled with a photograph
(!) of a traditional thatched hut, a standing person by its door, forest
background, and, on the sky, centered and superimposed, the inscription
«Ɨ̇nkal »¶« Awa Mikua», in two lines of
green serifless capitals. (Two notes: 1.: On the inscription, unlike
on the rim, it’s clearly spelled "Awa", not "Awá".
2.: The first letter, "Ɨ̇", is a barred, dotted,
capital eye, apparently a self-styled upper case "ɨ", instead of the
expected "Ɨ".)
António Martins, 11 Jul 2017
The flag of UNIPA is a horizontal flag, with four equal
horizontal stripes (from top to bottom: red, yellow, white and green)
and the
logo
in the middle as seen
here
(source).
Esteban Rivera, 05 Jul 2017
![[flag]](../images/x/xi-awa1.gif)
image by António Martins, 12 Jul 2017
Here’s
an image of this flag
(source).
Esteban Rivera, 05 Jul 2017
It is also ~3:4, and the diameter of the logo
just under half of the flag’s height (leaving a small gap above and below
the two middle stripes it is centered on). It also includes lettering on
the green stripe, centered and offset to the top — a motto set in
two lines of bold heavy white serifless letters, reading: «Unidad,
Territorio, Cultura y Autonomía», Spanish for «Unity,
Territory, Culture and Autonomous government».
António Martins, 12 Jul 2017
![[flag]](../images/x/xi-awa2.gif)
image by António Martins, 11 Jul 2017
Here’s
also a variant with a smaller logo
(source).
Esteban Rivera, 05 Jul 2017
The
source
photo shows a more oblong flag, around 3:5, and
the logo disc diameter seems to be 1/4th of the flag’s
height — i.e., the height of each of the stripes.
António Martins, 11 Jul 2017
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