Muller ~ Indigenous Tribes of Latin America Research

Poster Group Project: Qt. 4   Due Date: April 24th

Indigenous Tribes of Latin America



Kaqchikel girls

1.  Research the following Tribes according to your assigned country.  There will be 4 days in the library.
2. Include pictures of the tribe and village.
3. You need to report on the following:

1. language
2. culture
3. history
4. list of 5 indigenous words and their meanings

All information must be done on a poster and presented orally as a group (3-4 people).

Country: Tribes (Click on a tribe's link to get started)

• Panama: Guaymi
• Guatemala: Kaqchikel
• Paraguay: Guarani
• Colombia: Achagua
• Mexico: Amuzgo
• Honduras: Garifuna
• Puerto Rico: Taino
• Venezuela: Akawaio

Additional Information Resources you can consult:

VRC databases: Click on this link to open it up.  Use the username & password provided by your librarian, Mrs. Hatcher

• CulturGrams World Edition (located under History/Geography section)
• World Atlas- World Geography & Culture (located under History/Geography section)
• Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia  (located under Encyclopedia section)