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| Kayapo |
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| Indigenous Group |
Kayapo (Also
known as: Kayapó, Caiapo, Mebêngokrê, Xikrin, Txhukahamai) |
Location
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Brazil, South Pará, North Mato Grosso |
| Estimated Population |
7,096 (2003, Instituto Socioambiental) |
| Environment |
Rainforest / Savannah |
| Lifestyle |
Semi-nomadic |
| Subsistence |
Hunting /
Fishing / Agriculture |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly
Traditional |
| Language Family |
Kayapó
Classification: Macro-Ge, Ge-Kaingang, Ge, Northwest, Kayapo
Alternate names: Kokraimoro
Dialects: Xikrin (Xukru, Diore), Kararaó, Kayapó-Kradaú |
| Website URLs |
Kayapó: Indigenous Peoples in Brazil
Ethnologue: Kayapó, A Language of Brazil
The
Kayapo
The Kayapo
Indians
Jean-Pierre Dutilleux on the Kayapo
Amazonia: Kayapo, The Forgotten Tribe
Music
of the Kayapó
Kayapó
– The Pinkaiti Project
Struggle
of the Kayapo Indians
Tale
of the Kayapo Feather Headdresses |
| NGOs |
Green Sphere
Green Peace |
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