Uncontacted tribes still exist. Deep in one of the remotest parts of the Brazilian Amazon, in a clearing at the headwaters of the Envira River, the Indian men looks up at an aeroplane and they tried to shoot it with arrows. It is hard to believe a group of people can exist for thousands of years without having contact with the outside world.
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 sai.
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.
The tribe sighted recently is one of the last not to be contacted by officials. Funai does not make contact with such Indian tribes 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
The men’s body is painted red from crushed seeds of the annatto shrub, and in their hands is a long wooden arrow — held, in seeming readiness, close to its bow. At his side, children, naked but for cotton waist-bands, gaze up in amazement.
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 sai.
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.
The tribe sighted recently is one of the last not to be contacted by officials. Funai does not make contact with such Indian tribes 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.”
Photograph courtesy Gleison Miranda, FUNAI/Survival
Photograph courtesy Gleison Miranda, FUNAI/Survival
At lower left, a basket brims with papaya and manioc, or cassava, is piled high, with peelings cast aside. Just inside the hut are two baskets, one showing a carrying strap and another covered with fresh banana leaves, perhaps to protect the contents. Other pictures show harvested maize, pumpkins, peanuts, and bananas.
“This tribe is the one in the best condition in the whole country,” said Meirelles, who also led the air survey that captured the 2008 picture.
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