Isolated Tribe in Brazil Spotted From the Air
May 30, 2008 – By VOA News
Brazilian officials say they have located and photographed one of the
country's last uncontacted tribes in the remote western Amazon jungle near
the border with Peru.
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'Uncontacted' Indians photographed during overflight in May 2008 in
Brazil
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Of the more than 100 uncontacted tribes in the world,
more than half live in the Brazil-Peru area.
Jose Carlos Meirelles from the Brazilian National Indian
Foundation said the tribe is threatened by illegal logging which is
encroaching on their territory and could force them off their land.
He says they have been monitoring four distinct groups in
the area for the past 20 years
Advocates for indian tribes are calling on countries to
enforce international law in an effort to protect the people's
habitat.
Some information for this
report was provided by AP and Reuters.
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