Xingu peoples languages. Specifically, they consist of the following peoples: the Aweti, Kalapalo, Kamaiurá, Kayapó, Kuikuro, Matipu, Mehinako, Nahukuá, Suyá, Trumai, Wauja and Yawalapiti. Stenzel, Kris & Bruna Franchetto (eds.). 2017. On this and other worlds: Voices from Amazonia. Berlin: Language Science Press. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.892102 . Open Access. Xingu peoples Xingu peoples are indigenous peoples of Brazil living near the Xingu River. They have many cultural similarities despite their different ethnologies. Xingu people represent fifteen tribes and all four of Brazil's indigenous language groups, but they share similar belief systems, rituals and ceremonies. The Upper Xingu region was heavily populated prior to
South Fork American River in 2011. The river begins at Nebelhorn near Johnson Pass about south of Lake Tahoe. From there it flows west for , past the towns of Kyburz, Pollock Pines and Coloma, before emptying into Folsom Lake, the reservoir formed by the Folsom Dam. The North Fork American River also flows into the lake, and the combined rivers form the American River proper, which flows from the dam southwest to a confluence with the Sacramento River. The South Fork drains an area of , or about a third of the American River watershed. Major tributaries include Silver Creek, Rock Creek, Weber