KAIAPO INDIANS YAWN DURING CONGRESSIONAL CEREMONY MARKING NATIONAL
INDIGENOUS DAY IN BRAZIL.
Bote Kaiapo (C), a Kaiapo indian leader, yawns during a ceremony
marking national Indigenous day, during a meeting of the Environment
and Minorities committee of the Lower House of Congress, in Brasilia,
April 18, 2002. National indigenous day is celebrated on April 19, with
special meetings throughout the week. The Kaiapo are a tribe from the
northern amazonian state of Para. REUTERS/Jamil Bittar
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