Niyaj

Niyaj is a Wichí community name in the wooded country of the Argentine Chaco, near the Bermejo River. The Wichí speak languages of the Mataguayan family and traditionally hunted, fished and gathered across extensive territories. Their forest knowledge includes plants used for food and fibre, while rivers supplied fish and routes through the lowlands. Rainfall and flooding vary greatly between the wet and dry seasons.