Evaristo Nugkuag Ikanan (born 1950) is a Peruvian activist for environmental and indigenous people causes. He is a member of the Aguaruna people. He organized the ''Alliance of the Indian Peoples of the Peruvian Amazon'' (AIDESEP) and ''Coordinadora de las Organizaciones Indígenas de la Cuenca Amazónica'' "Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon River Basin, COICA" to serve indigenous people.
In 1986, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "organising to protect the rights of the Indians of the Amazon basin."
Awards
*1986 Right Livelihood Award
*1991 Goldman Environmental Prize
References
Indigenous activists of South America
Indigenous people of the Amazon
Peruvian environmentalists
1950 births
Living people
Goldman Environmental Prize awardees
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