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The Terena are a subgroup of the Guana who lived originally in the northeastern area of the Paraguayan Chaco. By the mid-nineteenth century, mainly under pressure by other ethnic groups, they migrated to the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, where they are mostly found today. The Terena language is part of the Arawak Language Family. Subsistence is largely based on agriculture (maize, cassava, rice, beans, and sugarcane are the traditional crops) supplemented by raising poultry, and by hunting, fishing and collecting of wild food plants. Terena society traditionally featured two major social strata; chiefs and their kin, the common people, and a possible third level made up of individuals from other ethnic groups who have been absorbed into the society.

The succession of the chiefs among the Terena

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The Terena and the Caduveo of Southern Mato Grosso, Brazil

The process of assimilation of the Terena

Marriage and Terena tribal solidarity

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Author	Title	Publication Date
Baldus, Herbert	The succession of the chiefs among the Terena	1944
Carvalho, Fernando	Culture summary	2011
Oberg, Kalervo	The Terena and the Caduveo of Southern Mato Grosso, Brazil	1949
Oliveira, Roberto Cardoso de	The process of assimilation of the Terena	1960
Oliveira, Roberto Cardoso de	Marriage and Terena tribal solidarity	1961

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