 Konzehet Faustino (ebytoso) Pto. Esperanza (1990) | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,800 (2007)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Paraguay Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) | |
| Languages | |
| Chamacoco[1] | |
| Religion | |
| traditional tribal religion, Christianity |
The Chamacoco people (Ishír) are an indigenous people of Paraguay.[2] Some also live in Brazil.[1]
The Chamacoco have two major divisions, the Ebytoso, who lived along the Paraguay River, and the Tomáraho, who traditionally lived in the forests. The Ebytoso converted to Christianity, while the Tomáraho have lived in marginal areas in order to preserve their traditional world views and lifeways. In the 1980s the Instituto Nacional del Indigena (INDI) resettled the Tomáraho in a community called Puerto Esperanza with the Ebytoso.[3] The Chamacoco people are one of many Indigenous groups in the Gran Chaco who are impacted by the devastating effects of deforestation in the region.[4]
- ^ a b c "Chamacoco." Ethnologue. Retrieved 10 Dec 2011.
- ^ "Orientation - Chamacoco." Countries and Their Cultures. Retrieved 10 Dec 2011.
- ^ Mendoza, Marcela. "The Aesthetics and Performance of the Ishir of Paraguay." A Contre Corriente. Vol. 5, Number 1. Feb 2007: 310–413. Retrieved 11 Dec 2011.
- ^ "Deforestation cuts through community as well as biodiversity | Research and Innovation". projects.research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu. 2022-05-30. Retrieved 2024-08-30.