The Kamayurá are an indigenous tribe in the Amazonian Basin of Brazil. Their name is also spelled Kamayura and Kamaiurá; it means "a raised platform to keep meat, pots and pans. The Kamayurá live in the Upper Xingu region along with Kiabi, Yudja and Suya tribes. The ways of life of these four tribes are quite similar despite having different languages. Their villages are situated around Lake Ipavu, which is six kilometres from the Kuluene River. Much like other small indigenous cultures around the globe, the Kamayurá are struggling to adapt to the effects of deforestation and climate change.
Ritual Dance Of The Kamayura Indigenous People - (Lost Tribe)
In 2002 there were an estimated 355 people. Now there are about 544 (2010). Their numbers had made a good recovery from an all-time low of 94 people recorded in 1954, the previous reduction in numbers due to the measles epidemic. The total population was 264 when adventurer Karl von den Steinen originally visited the area.
The Kamayurá are extremely vulnerable to diseases transmitted by outsiders, as they have not developed immunity to viruses such as influenza, measles and chicken pox that most other societies have been exposed to for hundreds of years. And all have a right to their lands, under international and national law.
The fact that they remain isolated does not mean that they remain undiscovered or unchanged. Most are already known of and, however isolated, all constantly adapt to their changing circumstances, they are not ‘backward’ for their lack of ‘industrialised’ technology, material goods or formal education.
On the contrary, tribal peoples possess vast, unique repositories of knowledge of their eco-systems, and usually are their best conservationists. There is evidence to prove it: it is no coincidence that 80% of the world’s biologically richest places are the territories of tribal communities who have lived there for millennia. Indigenous territories cover five times as much of the Amazon basi
Ritual Dance Of The Kamayura Indigenous People - (Lost Tribe)
In 2002 there were an estimated 355 people. Now there are about 544 (2010). Their numbers had made a good recovery from an all-time low of 94 people recorded in 1954, the previous reduction in numbers due to the measles epidemic. The total population was 264 when adventurer Karl von den Steinen originally visited the area.
The Kamayurá are extremely vulnerable to diseases transmitted by outsiders, as they have not developed immunity to viruses such as influenza, measles and chicken pox that most other societies have been exposed to for hundreds of years. And all have a right to their lands, under international and national law.
The fact that they remain isolated does not mean that they remain undiscovered or unchanged. Most are already known of and, however isolated, all constantly adapt to their changing circumstances, they are not ‘backward’ for their lack of ‘industrialised’ technology, material goods or formal education.
On the contrary, tribal peoples possess vast, unique repositories of knowledge of their eco-systems, and usually are their best conservationists. There is evidence to prove it: it is no coincidence that 80% of the world’s biologically richest places are the territories of tribal communities who have lived there for millennia. Indigenous territories cover five times as much of the Amazon basi
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