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Riverine and forest societies inhabited the islands of the Caribbean and areas of Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, and northern Argentina 6,000 years ago. They were organized into chiefdoms with hierarchies such as chiefs. They believed in a system of beliefs with totemic forces of nature. Production was through gathering, hunting, and agriculture. They were subdued and decimated by Spanish colonizers, although some, like the Guaraní, managed to resist and maintain part of their culture until h

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