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Ache Culture and History (Axé)

As a complement to our Ache language information, here is our collection of indexed links about the Ache tribe and their society.

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The emphasis of these pages is on Aches and other American Indians as living people with a present and a future as well as a past. Ache history is interesting and important, but the Ache Indians are still here today, too, and we try to feature modern writers as well as traditional folklore, contemporary art as well as museum pieces, and issues and struggles of today as well as the tragedies of yesterday.

Our Ache Websites

Ache Language:
    Information and language learning materials from the Ache Indian language.
Guarani Legends:
    Collection of Achi and Guarani myth.

Books for sale on the Ache Indians
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Ache Life History: The Ecology and Demography of a Foraging People:
    Book about the lifetyle of the Ache tribe for sale online.
The Aché Indians: genocide in Paraguay:
    Human rights report on the abuses that were suffered by the Ache Indian community.
Chronicle of the Guayaki Indians:
    Old anthropology text about the Ache people and their mythology.

Ache Lifestyle and Tradition

Paraguay Tribal Map:
    Maps showing where in Paraguay the Ache people live.
Ache Tribe:
    History, culture, and religion of the Ache Indians.
People and Culture: The Ache:
    Short ethnography of the Aché people.
From slavery to government: Margarita Mbywangi:
    Biography of Paraguay's first indigenous cabinet member, an Ache woman who survived atrocities in the 1970's.
Genocide in Paraguay * Denial of genocide: * Ache lawsuit over historic genocide:
    History of the massacres, enslavement, and other persecution the Ache people have endured in Paraguay.
The Ache Indians of Paraguay:
    Documentary film about Ache culture and history.
The diet of Ache hunter-gatherers * Genetic clues about the origin of the Aché population:
    Food Sharing Among Ache Foragers: * Cooperation and morality in Ache children:
    Anthropology papers about Ache society available online.

Ache Politics, Issues, and News

Indigenous Rights in Paraguay * Indigenous protests lead to Paraguay law reform:
    Articles about the Aché and other Paraguayan Indians protesting tribal conditions.
Soybean plantations battle indigenous yerba maté farmers: * Sustainable tea cultivation among the Ache:
    Articles and a video about the Ache tribe's attempts to establish sustainable farming practices on their territory.

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Additional Resources, Links, and References

  Britannica: Ache: * Wikipedia: The Ache Indians:
  Encyclopedia articles on the Ache Indians.
  Indians of Paraguay:
  Information about the indigenous culture of Paraguay.
  Aché: Nómadas de la selva subtropical * Cultura Aché o Guayakí * Achés: * Los Ache de Paraguay:
  Information about the Aches in Spanish.



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