 The 26,000 hectare Igarapé Omerê Indigenous Territory was created for the Akuntsu and Kanoê, but the area of protected forest is still threatened by loggers and cattle ranchers which FUNAI have been unable to eject.In January 2000 the youngest girl died when a tree fell on her father's house during a storm.In October 2009 the oldest member of the group, Ururú, died, leaving the tribe with a population of just five.