this is a photograph of young kayapo children, part of an indigenous tribe in the amazon basin. if...
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This is a photograph of young Kayapo children, part of an indigenous tribe in the Amazon Basin. If development continues at the rate in which it is progressing, soon indigenous tribes such as these will be eradicated
completely.
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When Worlds Collide : Coexistence Between the Kayapo and the Modern World
Ana Isailovic, Independent Research
This lesson will summarize….
● Kayapo land rights and culture● environmental hazards of development
● complexity of the issue of indigenous/modern world conflict
● history of the indigenous in the Amazon Basin
● possible courses of action
About the Kayapo and Brazil
● Numbering over 9,000 ● Located on the edge of SE Amazon Basin● Unique experience, sustain much of their
tradition but are one of the few tribes that has protested against outside encroachment
● FUNAI protects● Belo Monte dam
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The Amazon Basin
Basic History● Constitutionally, territories owned by Kayapo people
● increase in development with little consultation of indigenous
● Difficult for indigenous to overcome discrimination due to language/cultural barriers
● 93% of development on indigenous land
Forced assimilation results in...
● Disease● Poverty● Cultural ● Loss ofmedicalinnovation loe.org
Environmental consequences of development
● Between 2000 and 2005, 162,906 square kilometers of the Amazon Basin have been cleared
● Amazon is major water producer● Toxic chemicals from mining, drilling
etc. toxins in air wwf.panda.org
Development v. Preservation
● World population growing = more resources needed● Amazon Basin brimming with said resources● Construction of new roads ● Destruction of culture, inhumane● Loss of resources● Harmful to environment = harmful to future
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What Your Generation Knows
Survey Results
STRONGLY AGREE3%
AGREE3%
NEUTRAL8%
DISAGREE45%
STRONGLY DISAGREE
42%
I know a lot about the indigenous tribes living in the Amazon jungle.
My Experience● Chance to work with truly inspiring
individuals ● Dr. Janet Chernela● Learned to look at complexity of an issue● Multiple resources to answer a single
question● What is progress?
● Spreading knowledge of indigenous issues
● Giving indigenous tribes a voice from the modern world
● Pressure on policy change
Raising Awareness
The Issue is Complex, but not Unsolvable
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Questions?