Ache |
Angaite |
Ayoreo |
Chamacoco |
Chiripa |
Enxet |
Guana |
Maca |
Manjui |
Mbya |
Nivacle |
Pai Tavytera |
Sanapana |
Totobiegosode
| Chamacoco |
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| Indigenous Group |
Chamacoco (Also known as: Ishiro, Jeywo) |
| Location |
Paraguay, North-eastern Chaco, Eastern Alto Paraguay Department, Puerto Bahia Negra, Puerta Diana, Puerta Esperanza, Dos Estrellas, Potreriro, Fuerte Olimpo, along the Paraguay River |
| Estimated Population |
1,800 (1991, SIL International) |
| Environment |
Arid / Lowland |
| Lifestyle |
Semi-nomadic |
| Subsistence |
Hunter / Gatherer / Agriculture / Paid Labor / Handicraft Sales |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional |
| Language Family |
Chamacoco
Classification: Zamucoan
Alternate names: Ishiro, Jeywo
Dialects: Chamacoco Bravo (Tomaraho, Tomaraxa), Ebitoso (Ishiro) |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue: Chamacoco, A Language of Paraguay
Cultural Survival: Indigenous struggle for land
Tierra Viva: Reports on Human Rights in Paraguay
Ethnographic Museum : Indigenous groups of Paraguay
International Development Research Centre
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| NGOs |
Earthwatch
World Wild Life Fund
Cultural Survival Organisation
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