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The Indians of the Paraguayan Chaco: Identity and Economy

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Some forty thousand Native people live within the vast region of the Chaco in western Paraguay. They belong to five linguistic families and thirteen ethnic groups but share a common sense of ethnic identity founded on enduring values of reciprocity and equality. On the same time the Indians of the Chaco are one of the most poorest groups in Paraguay, positioned at the margins of the global economic system.

Based on extensive fieldwork and ongoing contact with local indigenous organizations in Paraguay, John Renshaw presents an overview of latest Indian life within the Paraguayan Chaco. He describes the subsistence and market economies, household and kinship systems, political organization, and the challenges of economic development. Renshaw also examines the experiences of indigenous organizations and the affect of development projects and considers if it is imaginable to envisage a program of social and economic development that would respect and reinforce the Indians’ sense of identity.

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