according to data collected by guajajara's group, since the beginning of the pandemic more than 54,500people have been infected and more than 1080 indigenous have died, including dozens of elders. that's a massive toll for a country-wide population of roughly 800,000. and it's a death rate six times higher than thatf the rest of brazil. while guajajara said her peoples' communal way of living, and immunological vulnerabilities, contributed to the high rate of infection, sh mostly attributes the large number of covid deaths to president bolsonaro's harsh views on indigenous. >> ( translated ): in his first day of office, the first acts were to dismantle the digenous peoples' rights and to try to end the indigenous policy of brazil. it's impossible to have a health system that fits all indigenous people. we are 365 groups, over 6,000 villages all over brazil, in different regions. it should be a priority for the system to make itself suitable to the different realities. >> reporter: guajajara says brazil's national immunization plan doesn't include the large swath of indigenous living in