Mataco

South Americaprimarily hunter-gatherers
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The Mataco are Native Americans who live in the northern and central Gran Chaco from Bolivia to Argentina. The Mataco language belongs to the Macro-Guaicuruan language family. The Mataco are primarily gatherers, fishermen and hunters, and supplement foraging with a simple agriculture. The northernmost Mataco developed a fishing industry, based on seine fishing. In other areas, lumbering and unskilled day labor provide the Mataco with cash.

Identifier
Region
  • South America
Subregion
  • Southern South America
Subsistence Type
  • primarily hunter-gatherers
Samples
Countries
  • Argentina
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