Raoni Metuktire

Raoni Metuktire (born ), also known as Chief Raoni or Ropni, is a Brazilian leader and environmentalist. He is a chief of the Kayapo people, a Brazilian Indigenous group from the plain lands of the Mato Grosso and Pará in Brazil. He is internationally famous as a living symbol of the fight for the preservation of the Amazon rainforest and indigenous culture.

References

Other websites
Official website
Rainforest Foundation
Amazon Watch

Category:1930 births
Category:Living people
Category:Brazilian environmentalists
Category:People from Mato Grosso