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Paiakan leader of the Kayapo people of the Amazon rain forest, he had a "vision" of his special destiny.
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Most other Kayapo villages in the Amazon were affected by the relentless invasions.
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Paiaken and Posey were charged wiht breaking a Brazilian law against "foreigners" and criticizing the government.
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Piaken organized an historic gathering in Altamira, Brazil
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Aukre and one other Kayapo community had refused to sell their tree-cutting rights to the loggers.
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Paiakan tries to maintain his traditions by creating a scientific reserve and making the transition to a modern world to survive.
