Chishamnee

The Chishamnee Lhavos are an upriver group of the Nivaclé people of the Gran Chaco. Together with the downriver Shichaam Lhavos they are known as people of the Pilcomayo River. The Nivaclé speak a Mataguayan language and traditionally lived on both sides of the river, using the resources of its banks and the surrounding Chaco. Its changing waters connect a broad lowland landscape of forests, grasslands and seasonal wetlands.