The Enawene Nawe are a small tribe who live by fishing and gathering in Mato Grosso state, Brazil. They practice agriculture and do not hunt or eat red meat. The Enawene Nawe are a relatively isolated people who were first contacted in 1974 by Vicente Cañas. Today they number over 566. These people are in danger of being wiped out by the Brazilian corporations who encroach on their land and pollute the rivers from which they obtain their source of food. Many dams are being built on the main Juruena river, polluting the water and killing many of the fish. Without fish, there is basically no food for the people of this tribe. Most of the people believe it is Blairo Maggi who wants these dams.[1] He has plans to build 77 dams on the river. Constitutionally, Brazil's tribes are supposed to receive full protection from the federal government, but like its predecessors, the current government has frequently ceded to pressure from Blairo Maggi and other elements of Brazilian and international agribusiness. The people rely on support from NGOs like Survival International.