Uncontacted tribe in the Amazon Basin of Brazil

photos: Reuters













It is so incongruous, sitting at my computer, reading newspapers from all over the world and seeing this. I knew there were still a few uncontacted tribes living deep in the jungles of the world but these images certainly give one pause.

Their fear, anger and sense of threat is obvious in these pictures. The first time the small plane flew over it must have cause them to prepare for defending themselves as when the plane returned, they had painted themselves red and black and armed themselves with bows and lances.

The group showing these pictures is doing it to prove that these people exist, that logging and clearing of the jungles threatens their existance. Too many people think that we have found all there is to find. There is still much out there of which we do not know and does not know of us.

Our history with "primative" tribes is not a good one. I hope we just leave them alone and ensure they are not obliterated by our couriosity.