The demographic revolution of the Brazilian Indians: the experience of the Kaiabi a indigenous people of the Xingu river (Mato Grosso), 1970-1999 / A revolução demográfica dos povos indígenas do Brasil: a experiência dos Kaiabi do Parque Indígena do Xingu - Mato Grosso - 1970-1999

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2002

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Objective. This study analyses the demographic dynamic of the Kaiabi a indigenous people of the Xingu river, Mato Grosso, Brazil, from 1970 to 1999. Methods. The demographic survey included cohort and period analyse, with vital statistics from the health service of the Xingu Indigenous Park. Results. Contact with Brazilian national society, established in the 1920 and 1950, in the Teles Pires river region, caused a population drop due to clashes and epidemics. In 1952, a part of the Kaiabi group start to migrate to the Xingu region where they live at present. In 1970 there where 204 individuals in the Xingu villages and in 1999, 758. The crude birth rate is higth (53,7 per thousand inhabitants) and the death crude rate low (8,1 per thousand inhabitants). The majority of the population is under 15 years of age (56,2%) and the infant mortality rate is low or moderate (15,2 per thousands live births ), considering indigenous communities on general, because a health indigenous program is installed on the area before 1965. The demographic recovery starts at 1975 and is similar to that others indigenous Xingu groups. The research highlights the importance of a analyse of fertility cohorts about 35 years.

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fecundidade fertility of indigenous people population recovery of indigenous people Índios da américa do sul povos indígenas demography of indigenous people demografia indígena south american indians kaiabi kaiai

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