Isolated tribe left alone

An indigenous tribe that is believed to have never been contacted by the outside world, has been discovered in the region between Brazil and Peru. The governments have jointed together to keep the tribe isolated. I think it is ridiculous. They are treating them like they are children. Actually, they are treating them like animals. They believe they need to be observed in an isolated environment. These are people for Pete’s sake. What is the purpose of keeping them primitive? The whole world demands health care. Why shouldn’t they have the benefits of a doctor or dentist. I bet if you hand them $100 and access to a Home Depot they would be happy to spend it.

If a decent cold forged axe could greatly improve their lives, what about penicillin? What about a Wii? Don’t they deserve access to education?

Don’t we believe in progress? We are constantly inventing new ways to make life better. Nobody wants to go back to the dark ages. Why should we keep these people in the stone age? I think it is criminal.

Brazil Discovers Uncontacted Indian Tribe in Amazon Jungle

Friday, May 30, 2008

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 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.”

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