Tapiete

The Tapiete are an Indigenous people of the Gran Chaco whose language belongs to the Tupí-Guaraní family. Their homeland lies in a lowland region of woodland, thorn scrub and strongly seasonal rainfall. Tapiete communities shared this country with speakers of several other Indigenous languages. Hunting and the gathering of wild plants formed part of their livelihood, alongside cultivation, in a landscape where access to resources varied through the year.