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: Their beliefs are linked to their environment, which they rely on for sustenance and material resources. The Kararao Dam Project
In 1989 the Kayapo gained global attention. A proposal to create a series of six hydroelectric dams within their territory threatened to devastate their way of life. The proposal would have flooded around 8,300 square miles. It would have seen the displacement of entire communities and destroyed much of the land on which they depend. 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.