Mato Grosso: FUNAI Rejects Proposal To Move The Xavante People From Their Traditional Land

Mato Grosso: FUNAI Rejects Proposal To Move The Xavante People From Their Traditional Land   Translated from Portuguese, Original Below   The Mato Grosso government's proposal to transfer the indigenous people of Indian Land (IT) Marãiwatsédé to another area of the Araguaia region finds no legal support.   The Xavante have been fighting for decades for the recognition and full occupation of their traditional territory, which have links with the historical, symbolic and cultural (read the case...

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