Angaité

The Angaité live in Chaco communities in Presidente Hayes and Alto Paraguay. Sources on language vitality (INE and UNDP) place them among the peoples whose own language is most weakened, and many members speak Paraguayan Guaraní and Spanish.

Their case shows why recording and supporting Indigenous languages matters, not just counting them. If you want to approach their crafts, do so at the Instituto Paraguayo de Artesanía fairs or at the artisan houses the communities themselves open, and do not enter a community without an invitation and prior arrangement. To learn more, the Museo Etnográfico Dr. Andrés Barbero (Asunción) and the Centro de Artes Visuales / Museo del Barro, which holds an Indigenous art collection, are two starting points; check opening hours before you go.