Title: BBC - Bruce Parry's Amazon -  About The Journey - The Kayapo
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The Kayapo
Some of the younger members of the Kayapo tribe pose for the camera.
History
One of the Kayapo families. The women have shaved a distinctive V shape into their scalp.
The Kararao Dam Project
The Belo Monte Dam
The Altamira Protest
The Dam Debate
Some of the Kayapo men in warrior dress during the Altamira protest.
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Content: Fish stocks, deprived of migratory routes, would have been decimated and huge areas of untouched rainforest would have been lost forever. However, through mass protest the Kayapo were able to draw support from international figureheads, celebrities and the global media. The protests culminated in a mass rally in Altamira in February of 1989 that drew the eyes of the world to the threat they faced and, eventually, the World Bank was pressured into denying the loan that would have funded the creation of the dams. The Belo Monte Dam
In May 2008, almost 20 years after their successful protest, the Kayapo are facing the prospect of damming once again. The proposal of a huge hydroelectric dam spanning the Xingu River (a southern tributary of the Amazon) threatens their homes and environment once more. It would see the world's third largest hydroelectric dam affect an estimated 10,000 indigenous peoples as well as the many ribeirinhos, small farmers and rural settlers in the proposed area. The Altamira Protest
Feelings against the dam run high, and there was a large gathering of indigenous people in the town of Altamira at a protest rally held on and around 20 May 2008. Representatives from some of the electrical companies were present and Bruce and the crew met tribespeople and others to hear the debate, during which they filmed the discussions below. During the protest the Kayapo wore their warrior dress, which includes carrying knives, bow and arrows. A Kayapo woman cut a representative from one of the electrical companies on the top of the arm after a scuffle following a speech that had caused offence to many of the indigenous people present.