SUS 224 Chapter Notes - Chapter 0: Eletrobras, Xingu River
5 Feb 2021
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Kayapo reserve: the size of kentucky, among the largest protected expanses of tropical rainforest in the world. It is controlled by 9,000 indigenous people, most of whom cannot read or write. Nat geo team goes to the kendjam village (population 187) The kayapo pierce infants" earlobes as a way of symbolically expanding a baby"s capacity to understand language and the social dimension of existence. Kendjam was established in 1998 when chief pukatire and his followers split off from another village (this is called fissioning ). Kendjam has a generator, an array of solar panels, and satellite dishes. Tortoises are a vital part of their diet. Miners, loggers, and rubber tappers came into the amazon, and government agencies and missionary organizations attempted to. They unintentionally introduced measles and other diseases to the native people, who had no natural immunity. 80s and 90s: a generation of kayapo chiefs led protests and would kill people caught trespassing on their land.
