The Smallest Ethnic Group- The Tawahka

     The Tawahkas are the smallest and isolated ethnic group in Honduras. Today, there are less than 1000 Tawahkas live in Tawahka Asangni 

(traditional Tawahka territory). They were the last Honduras indigenous groups that contacted by European explorers, and the last indigenous to be converted to Christianity. During the colonial era, the European colonizers introduced them to gold and plantations in central Honduras, which brought a source of extra income for some Tawahkas. Most Tawahka remain illiterate; a study found that 95% of men and 100% of the women could not read. Few children attend school beyond the third grade.