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| | Indigenous Park of the Xingu :: Encyclopedia :: Indigenous People in Brazil :: ISA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10) |
 | | The Indigenous Park of the Xingu covers, in its southern part, the cultural area known as the Upper Xingu, which includes the Aweti, Kalapalo, Kamaiurá, Kuikuro, Matipu, Mehinako, Nahukuá, Trumai, Wauja and Yawalapiti. |
 | | The indigenous organizations (above all the Indigenous Land Association of the Xingu) has been established as an important means for dialogue with the national society and encouragement of projects in education, economic alternatives and protection of the territory. |
 | | This section consists of a general introduction to the Park and the Upper Xingu, complementing the set of texts which deal specifically with each people. |
| www.socioambiental.org /pib/epienglish/xingu/xingu.shtm (346 words) |
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