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Amazonian Marathon Runner

Born in the Amazon rainforest, Nixiwaka Yawanawá is a member of the Yawanawá indigenous people from west Brazil. Today, Nixiwaka lives in London and is competing in the city's famous marathon to raise awareness of the problems faced by his tribe and other indigenous people around the world. Matthew Bannister hears his story.

Picture: Nixiwaka Yawanawá wearing his feathered headdress poses wih Outlook's Matthew Bannister on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Broadcasting House balcony.

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9 minutes