av ari . ▁  The ▁Mat is ▁in ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century ▁have ▁been ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁ab duct ed ▁two ▁women ▁from ▁the ▁Kor ub o ▁community ▁due ▁to ▁low ▁numbers ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁their s . ▁The ▁Kor ub o ▁pe op les ▁had ▁since ▁attacked ▁ancest ors ▁of ▁the ▁Mat is ▁( T x ami ) ▁who ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Co ari ▁River ▁to ▁start ▁their ▁own ▁plant ations . ▁The ▁relatively ▁recent ▁conflict ▁between ▁these ▁groups ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁long ▁last ing ▁grud ges , ▁ab du ctions , ▁and ▁murder . ▁ ▁The ▁accept ance ▁of ▁outside ▁influ ences ▁var ies ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁gener ations ▁within ▁the ▁community . ▁E ld ers ▁are ▁more ▁hes it ant , ▁while ▁other ▁modern ▁Mat is ▁gener ations ▁are ▁more ▁re cept ive ▁to ▁schools ▁and ▁modern - day ▁influ ences . ▁The ▁Centro ▁do ▁Tra bal ho ▁Ind igen ista ▁( CT I ) ▁is ▁an ▁educational ▁centre ▁that ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁to ▁educ ate ▁current ▁and ▁future ▁gener ations ▁of ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁P ano ▁language ▁family . ▁To ▁ensure ▁cultural ▁surv ival ▁for ▁the ▁Mat is ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁ind igen ous ▁groups ▁in ▁the ▁V ale ▁de ▁J av ari , ▁the ▁Centro ▁do ▁Tra bal ho ▁Ind igen ista ▁uses ▁profess ors ▁who ▁have ▁been ▁elected ▁by ▁local ▁ind igen ous ▁pe op les ▁to ▁properly ▁ensure ▁their ▁cultural ▁values , ▁day ▁to ▁day ▁activities , ▁and ▁more