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Kayapo People: Land Control and Environmental Issues
Kayapo People: Land Control and Environmental Issues
The Kayapo (Portuguese: Caiap) people are the G-speaking native peoples of the plain lands of the Mato Grosso and Par inBrazil, south of the Amazon Basin and along Rio Xingu and its tributaries. In 2003, their population was 7,096.
The Kayapo get medicine from 650 different plants that they find around their village.[7] They have trade agreements with The Body Shop.