Tapieté people

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The Tapieté people are an indigenous group of the Gran Chaco region in Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina, closely related to the Guaraní and known for their traditional semi-nomadic lifestyle and distinct language.

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Tapieté people canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Amerindian people
indigenous people
affectedBy Chaco colonization
linked to: Chaco

land dispossession
missionary activity
alsoKnownAs Guaraní-Tapieté
linked to: Mbyá Guarani

Tapieté-Guaraní
Tapy’it
autonym Tapieté
continent South America
countryDistribution Alto Paraguay Department
Boquerón Department
Gran Chaco Department (Tarija)
linked to: Tarija Department

Jujuy Province
Salta Province
Santa Cruz Department
Tarija Department
culturallyCloseTo Western Guaraní groups
ethnicGroupOf Argentina
Bolivia
Paraguay
historicalTerritory Pilcomayo River basin
language Tapieté language
languageFamily Tupian languages
languageSubfamily Tupí–Guaraní languages
linked to: Tupi–Guaraní
locatedIn Gran Chaco
partOf Guaraní cultural area
recognizedAs indigenous people of Argentina
indigenous people of Bolivia
indigenous people of Paraguay
region Chaco Boreal
linked to: Chaco
relatedEthnicallyTo Guaraní people
linked to: Guarani peoples
religion Roman Catholicism
indigenous beliefs
socialOrganization extended family groups
local bands
traditionalCrafts basketry
ceramics
weaving
traditionalEconomy barter
traditionalHousing temporary shelters
thatched houses
traditionalLifestyle semi-nomadic
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
small-scale agriculture

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Tarija Department hasEthnicGroup Tapieté people