Kaingang

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The Kaingang (Cainguangues) people are a Native American ethnic group spread out over the four southern Brazilian states of Sao Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. They are also called Caingang and Aweikoma, though some sources list Kaingang and Aweikoma as separate groups. Their language and culture is quite distinct from the neighboring Guaraní. The Kaingangs rarely live long in one place causing them to move a lot.

The Kaingang language is a member of the Gê family.

Contents 1 Copel agreement 2 External links 3 See also 4 References 5 Footnotes

[edit] Copel agreement

In November 2006 Brazil's state owned power company, Copel, agreed to compensate the group 6.5 million dollars for operating a small hydro plant in the Apucaraninha Reservation. The company finally gave in to a settlement after the natives carried two barrels full of fuel into the plant's machine room and threatened to destroy the plant.

This is part of a larger trend of indigenous groups challenging energy projects according to Platts.

[edit] External links

• Kateri Tekakwitha Among the Cainangue, Brazil
• http://www.isa.org.br/pib/epienglish/kaingang/kaingang.shtm

[edit] See also

• Indigenous people of Brazil

[edit] References

• Murdock, George Peter (1949). Social Structure. New York: The MacMillan Company. ISBN 0-02-922290-7. 
• Platts Renewable Energy Report. "Following standoff, Brazilian utility compensates tribe for small hydro use", The McGraw-Hill Companies, 2006-11-13. Retrieved on 2007-8-4. 

[edit] Footnotes

^ Murdock, 1949.