Can you give me some information on the Kayapo tribe?
The Kayapo (Portuguese: Caiapó) people are the Gê-speaking native peoples of the plain lands of the Mato Grosso and Para in Brazil, south of the Amazon Basin and along Rio Xingu and its tributaries. In 2003, they populated up to 7,096. The Kayapo were originally a nomadic people and still live in the rainforests using a sustainable slash-and-burn horticulture. Using global media and international attention, they have established political power over their own land[1]. At one time, mining and logging threatened to destroy the rainforest, and thus their way of life. In retaliation, the Kayapo people used forceful tactics to banish loggers and miners in some areas, as well as establish themselves as an economic force. Later, they were again threatened by secretive government plans to build a series of hydro-electric dams on their land. Under the leadership Paulinho Paiakan, a large demonstration was orchestrated by the Kayapo, drawing media attention world-wide. This demonstration, staged
