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Kalapalo |
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Indigenous Group |
Kalapalo (Also known as: Kalapálo, Calapalo, Calapálo) |
Location |
Brazil , Northeast Mato Grosso, Xingu Indigenous Park , Tanguro, Kunué, Tanguro and Kuluene Indigenous Vigilance Posts |
Estimated Population |
417 (2002, Instituto Socioambiental) |
Environment |
Jungle / Riverine |
Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
Subsistence |
Fishing / Hunting /
Gathering / Handicraft Sales / Agriculture |
Level of Assimilation |
Traditional |
Language and Language Family |
Kuikúro-Kalapálo
Classification: Carib, Southern, Xingu Basin
Alternate names: Kuikuru, Guicurú, Kurkuro, Cuicutl,
Kalapalo, Apalakiri, Apalaquiri
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Website URLs |
Kalapalo: Indigenous Peoples in Brazil
Kalapalo: Ceremonial Mask
Kalapalo: Man's Crown Headdress (tucunapé)
Indigenous
Park of the Xingu
The Archive of the Indigenous Languages of Latin America (AILLA)
Amazonia.Org:
Indigenous group occupies hydro power plant in MT that affects holy land
Amazonia.Org:
Xingu Peoples strengthen their position and the dam to be built on the
River Culuene is suspended
Ethnologue: Kuikúro-Kalapálo, A Language of Brazil
Rainforest Alliance: Xingu Indigenous Park Mapping, Conservation, and Management
Xingu Indigenous Territory Association (ATIX)
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NGOs |
Associação Jakui (Kalapalo)
Instituto Socioambiental: Xingu Program
Amazônia.Org
Rainforest Alliance |
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