Ache |
Angaite |
Ayoreo |
Chamacoco |
Chiripa |
Enxet |
Guana |
Maca |
Manjui |
Mbya |
Nivacle |
Pai Tavytera |
Sanapana |
Totobiegosode
| Ayoreo |
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| Indigenous Group |
Ayoreo (Also known as: Morotoco, Moro, Ayore, Pyeta Yovai) |
| Location |
Paraguay, Chaco, northern Alto departments |
| Estimated Population |
3,000 (1991, SIL International) |
| Environment |
Forest / Riverine / Swamp / Lowland |
| Lifestyle |
Semi-nomadic |
| Subsistence |
Hunter / Gatherer / Agriculture / Paid Labor / Handicraft Sales |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional |
| Language Family |
Ayoreo
Classification: Zamucoan
Alternate names: Morotoco, Moro, Ayoré, Pyeta Yovai
Dialects: Tsiracua
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| Website URLs |
Ayoreo
Survival International: President expels fundamentalist New Tribes Mission
Survival International: Some protection at last for Ayoreo territory
Survival International: South American Indians campaign for Bushman
Survival International: Chaco Indians left without land
Paraguay tribe faces bleak future
Ethnologue: Ayoreo, A Language of Paraguay
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| NGOs |
Survival International
Documentary Educational Resources
World Rainforest Movement
Earthhope
Forests.org
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