Terena people

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The Terena people are an Indigenous group of Brazil, primarily living in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, known for their agricultural traditions, distinct cultural practices, and use of the Terena language.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
alsoLocatedIn Mato Grosso NERFINISHED
São Paulo (state) NERFINISHED
autonym Terena NERFINISHED
censusCategory Indígena (Brazilian census)
continent South America
country Brazil
culturalRegion Gran Chaco area (historical influence)
educationLanguage Portuguese
Terena language NERFINISHED
facesIssue land conflicts
pressure from agribusiness
hasCraftTradition basketry
ceramics
featherwork
hasCulturalPractice collective festivals
ritual dances
shamanism
hasOralTradition myths and legends
historicalInteractionWith Paraguayan forces NERFINISHED
Portuguese colonizers
historicalTerritory Upper Paraguay River basin NERFINISHED
involvedIn Paraguayan War NERFINISHED
language Terena language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Arawakan languages NERFINISHED
partOf Arawak peoples NERFINISHED
politicalMovement land rights movement
politicalOrganization Indigenous associations
populationCountry Brazil NERFINISHED
primaryLocation Mato Grosso do Sul NERFINISHED
recognizedAs Indigenous people of Brazil
recognizedBy Fundação Nacional dos Povos Indígenas (FUNAI) NERFINISHED
region Central-West Region of Brazil NERFINISHED
Pantanal region NERFINISHED
relatedEthnicGroup Guarani people NERFINISHED
Kadiweu people NERFINISHED
Kinikinau people NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism

Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism

traditional Indigenous beliefs
traditionalCrops beans
maize
manioc
squash
traditionalSubsistence agriculture
fishing
hunting
usesWritingSystem Latin script

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Terena language ethnicGroup Terena people