“The Xikrin-Kayapo: People of the Big Water”

For the Xikrin people of the Xingu Region of Brazil's Amazon Rainforest, construction of the world's third largest dam a few miles away is a life-altering phenomenon. The massive hydroelectric project, which local indigenous groups condemn, is also bringing modern conveniences through payoffs of cash and goods. Although some welcome the impact that increases in income have had upon their traditionally subsistent lifestyle, others fear the social and cultural erosion the rapid change has already wrought. (Photo and caption by Taylor Weidman)
“The Xikrin-Kayapo: People of the Big Water”
   
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