The Indigenous of the Americas: Focus on the Indian Peoples of Central/Eastern Amazon, Gran Chaco and the Southern Cone (Kayapo, Guarani, Mapuche, Comechingon)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North, Central, and South America and their descendants. They are commonly referred to as American Indians, Amerindians, Amerinds, or Red Indians. This book explores the indigenous Indians of South America in the Central and Eastern Amazon areas as well as the Gran Chaco and Southern Cone regions. Included are the Kayapo, Guarani, Mapuche and Comechingon tribes.


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