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Documents the opposition of the Kayapo Indians of central Brazil to the construction of a hydroelectric dam at Altamira. Includes the demonstration by 600 Kayapo against the proposed dam and their success in stopping its construction.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Granada Television, Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland
Other Authors: Beckham, Mike, Turner, Terry
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Portuguese
South American Indian (Other)
Language Notes:In Portuguese and Cayapo Indian language with English subtitles and narration.
Series:Disappearing world.
Subjects:
Cayapo Indians.
Indians of South America > Brazil > Xingu River Valley.
Hydroelectric power plants > Political aspects > Brazil > Xingu River Valley.
Hydroelectric power plants > Environmental aspects > Brazil > Xingu River Valley.
Hydroelectric power plants > Social aspects > Brazil > Xingu River Valley.
Indians, Treatment of > Brazil > Xingu River Valley.
Indians of South America.
Brazil.
Documentary television programs.
Environmental television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Description
Summary:Documents the opposition of the Kayapo Indians of central Brazil to the construction of a hydroelectric dam at Altamira. Includes the demonstration by 600 Kayapo against the proposed dam and their success in stopping its construction.
Item Description:Originally produced in 1989 as an episode of the television program Disappearing world.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (51 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC; all region; stereo.
Production Credits:Anthropologist, Prof. Terry Turner, Univeristy of Chicago ; camera, Mike Blakeley, Howard Somers ; sound, David Woods ; film editor, Paul Griffiths-Davies ; production manager, Flavio Somogyi ; executive producer, Rod Caird.