Agro-Industry Surrounds Xingu Indigenous Territory
Impacts of grain crop cultivation spill into Brazil’s oldest indigenous reserve as farmers work with tribes to restore degraded land The peoples of the Xingu say agricultural activity beyond the borders of their territory has impacted fish populations (image: Alamy) Watatakalu Yawalapiti is 40 years old. She was born in the Amakapuku village, surrounded by a large preserved forest in the heart of Brazil. She spent part of her childhood on the white sands and clear waters of the Tuatuari river. At other times, she would sit in a circle listening to her great-grandfather telling stories, like...