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Uncontacted Indian Tribe Spotted Brazil - Culture, Family, Travel, Consumer Reviews - Posted: 2nd Jun, 2008 - 2:12am
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Uncontacted Indian Tribe Spotted In Brazil
I came across this at two different news sites and found it really interesting. I didn't realize there were so many uncontacted tribes before. Does anyone know of their history or have an idea or is it completely unknown?
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| RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - One of Brazil's last uncontacted Indian tribes has been spotted in the far western Amazon jungle near the Peruvian border, the National Indian Foundation said Thursday. The Indians were sighted in an Ethno-Environmental Protected Area along the Envira River in flights over remote Acre state, said the Brazilian government foundation, known as Funai. Funai said it photographed "strong and healthy" warriors, six huts and a large planted area. But it was not known to which tribe they belonged, the group said. "Four distinct isolated peoples exist in this region, whom we have accompanied for 20 years," Funai expert Jose Carlos Meirelles Junior said in a statement. The tribe sighted recently is one of the last not to be contacted by officials. Funai does not make contact with such tribes Indians and prevents invasions of their land to ensure their autonomy, the foundation said. Survival International said the Indians are in danger from illegal logging in Peru, which is driving tribes over the border and could lead to conflict with the estimated 500 uncontacted Indians now living on the Brazilian side. There are more than 100 uncontacted tribes worldwide, most of them in Brazil and Peru, the group said in a statement. "These pictures are further evidence that uncontacted tribes really do exist," Survival director Stephen Corry said. "The world needs to wake up to this, and ensure that their territory is protected in accordance with international law. Otherwise, they will soon be made extinct." |
https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,360361,00.html and
https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080530/ap_on_.../brazil_indians
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You know, your comment made me think about the Disney Movie--"Pocahontas"
I remember they told her they something about her people being savages and they would teach her people to be civilized. The response really touched me--because they showed you the "other sides" view.
I also wonder if these people really wanted to be found wouldn't they make contact? If they truly don't know anything about other "civilized people" then I bet the plane that flew over head was terrifying.
Just a few of my thoughts.
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