Xingu Indigenous Park

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Xingu Indigenous Park is a large protected area in Brazil established to safeguard the lands, cultures, and biodiversity of numerous Indigenous peoples in the Amazon region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous territory
national park-level reserve
protected area
borders agricultural frontier areas of Mato Grosso
contains riverine ecosystems
savanna ecosystems
tropical rainforest
continent South America
country Brazil
established 1961
establishedBy Brazilian federal government
governedBy Brazilian federal government
Fundação Nacional dos Povos Indígenas (FUNAI)
hasConservationRole maintenance of regional climate regulation
preservation of traditional Indigenous knowledge
protection of Xingu River headwaters
hasIndigenousPeople Aweti people NERFINISHED
Ikpeng people NERFINISHED
Kalapalo people
Kamaiurá people
Kayapó people
Kisêdjê (Suyá) people
Kuikuro people
Matipu people NERFINISHED
Mehinako people NERFINISHED
Nafukuá people NERFINISHED
Nahukwá people NERFINISHED
Suyá people
Trumai people NERFINISHED
Wauja people NERFINISHED
Yawalapiti people
Yudjá (Juruna) people
linked to: Xingu peoples
languageFamiliesPresent Arawak languages
linked to: Arawakan languages

Carib languages
Tupi languages
linked to: Tupi–Guaraní
locatedIn Amazon basin
linked to: Amazon Basin

Central Brazil
Mato Grosso
Xingu River basin
namedAfter Xingu River
partOf Brazilian Amazon
linked to: Amazon rainforest
purpose protection of Amazon rainforest ecosystems
protection of Indigenous cultures
protection of Indigenous lands
protection of biodiversity
recognizedAs important area for biological diversity
important area for cultural diversity
threatenedBy agribusiness expansion in surrounding areas
deforestation outside its borders

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Mato Grosso contains Xingu Indigenous Park
subject linked to: Mato Grosso region of Brazil
Xingu River hasProtectedArea Xingu Indigenous Park
Xingu River hasProtectedArea Xingu National Park
linked to: Xingu Indigenous Park
Paresí–Xingu subgroup spokenIn Xingu Indigenous Park
Corrientes River region partOf Indigenous territories of the Amazon
linked to: Xingu Indigenous Park
Xingu peoples partOf Xingu Indigenous Park communities
linked to: Xingu Indigenous Park
Xingu peoples protectedBy Xingu Indigenous Park