Given their courage during the war between Paraguay and Bolivia in the 1930s, the Maká people were given a piece of land that ...

Many Maká traditions have slowly faded. Yet a few elders among these Paraguayan Indigenous people recall how their songs imitated birds.

Maka Indigenous leader Mateo Martinez leads a protest for the recovery of ancestral lands in Asuncion, Paraguay, Feb. 28, 2024. Credit: AP/Jorge Saenz “Only the Indigenous people knew where to f ...

Their Sacred Land Was a Gift for Their Courage. Yet Maká People in Paraguay Fight for Its Ownership ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — Many Maká traditions have slowly faded. Yet a few elders among ...

Asunción, Paraguay — Many Maká traditions have slowly faded. Yet a few elders among these Paraguayan Indigenous people recall how their songs imitated birds. “Men used to say that, as they ...