I have heard about indigenous people in Australia so called "Aboriginal". I could see Australians history through them and their traditional artworks made a big impression to me when I studied in Sydney. In Brazil we also have about 200 tribes the population of them is approximately 300,000 in 1997. However, the recent Brazilian government project has had a negative impact on indigenous peoples in The Xingu River basin.

The Brazilian government started to build the world third largest hydroelectric dam called Belo Monte Dam on the Xingu River. The Xingu River Basin is the symbol of the Brazil s cultural and biological diversity. 25,000 native people from 40 ethnic groups have lived this area but up to 40,000 indigenous people have to be driven out of their home because Belo Monte Dam was constructed by devastating an area of over 1,500 square kilometers of Brazilian rainforest.

The Xingu River has been an essential part of the ecosystem having a rich biodiversity of species. In particular, water plays a crucial role in food supply for native people. They hunted and gathered fishes here, which is a main protein supplement. However, the construction of dam influences the quality of the river s water, which threaten the Xingu's inhabitants food security. It is no doubt that the reduction of biodiversity of fish species will be worse if the construction is completed.

However, in terms of producing aluminum and consumer goods with low price of energy, the government and the multinational companies support this project. Even the FUNAI (National Foundation for the Indio- organization to protect indigenous people) do not object to this project as well.

Fortunately, Amazon Watch (protect indigenous lands in the Amazon regions with native communities) has conducted a campaign to stop this dam project since 2010. They put effort to raise an awareness of the environmental chaos and disadvantages of traditional people to the world. Working with a coalition of Brazilian and international organizations is expected to influence social movements against Belo Monte.