Please Register or Sign in to view this content Quantum Commodity Intelligence is a premium paid subscription service for professionals in the oil Quantum Carbon service subscribers have access to: Get in touch with us for subscription information on all Quantum platforms, or help with the service. 202410:10 PM UTCRare photos of uncontacted Amazon tribesThe Uncontacted Frontier is home to the highest concentration of uncontacted tribes on Earth [1/14]Members of the Mashco Piro Indigenous community a reclusive tribe and one of the world's most withdrawn gather on the banks of the Las Piedras river where they have been sighted coming out of the rainforest more frequently in search of food and moving away from the growing presence of loggers Courtesy Survival InternationalMONTE SALVADO [2/14]Indians who are considered uncontacted by anthropologists react to a plane flying over their community in the Amazon basin near the Xinane river in Brazil's Acre State [3/14]Members of the Mashco-Piro tribe observe a group of travelers from across the Alto Madre de Dios river in the Manu National Park in the Amazon basin of southeastern Peru Peru prohibits contact with the Mashco Piro and another dozen "uncontacted" tribes mainly because their immune systems carry little resistance to common illnesses... [5/14]Three members of a previously uncontacted tribe make voluntary contact with a team of researchers (R edge of photo) from Brazil's National Indian Foundation (FUNAI) on the bank of the Envira river in Aldeia Simpatia Courtesy Funai-Frente de Protecao Etno-Ambiental EnviraALDEIA SIMPATIA [6/14]Members of an uncontacted Amazon Basin tribe and their dwellings are seen during a flight over the Brazilian state of Acre along the border with Peru Courtesy Funai-Frente de Protecao Etno-Ambiental EnviraACRE STATE [8/14]Members of the Mashco Piro Indigenous community stand on the banks of the Las Piedras river in Monte Salvado [9/14]Indians who are considered uncontacted by anthropologists react to a plane flying over their community in the Amazon basin near the Xinane river in Brazil's Acre State [10/14]Members of an uncontacted Amazon Basin tribe and their dwellings are seen during a flight over the Brazilian state of Acre along the border with Peru [11/14]Indians who are considered uncontacted by anthropologists react to a plane flying over their community in the Amazon basin near the Xinane river in Brazil's Acre State [12/14]Members of the Mashco Piro Indigenous community Courtesy Survival InternationalMONTE SALVADO [13/14]Members of an uncontacted Amazon Basin tribe and their dwellings are seen during a flight over the Brazilian state of Acre along the border with Peru in this May 2008 photo Courtesy Funai-Frente de Protecao Etno-Ambiental EnviraACRE STATE [14/14]Members of an uncontacted Amazon Basin tribe and their dwellings are seen during a flight over the Brazilian state of Acre along the border with Peru Courtesy Funai-Frente de Proteção Etno-Ambiental EnviraACRE STATE , opens new tab Browse an unrivalled portfolio of real-time and historical market data and insights from worldwide sources and experts. , opens new tabScreen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. © 2025 Reuters. 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In March of 2014, Renato Santana from CIMI told journalist Scott Wallace “Women are afraid to go into the forest to tend their gardens for fear of abduction.” CIMI released additional aerial photographs of the group in April and demanded that FUNAI act to protect their territory which had been established as an advanced base to handle this situation has been closed since it was attacked by drug traffickers in 2011 FUNAI began preparing for an eminent contact which came on June 27 with an initial peaceful encounter followed by additional visits on June 29 and 30 when the Xatanawa emissaries remained for several hours at Simpatia before returning to the forest with the creation of FUNAI’s Department of Isolated Indians the official policy in Brazil has been “no contact unless necessary,” with major investments made in identification the veteran FUNAI employee José Carlos Meirelles established the base on the Xinane River “Equidistant in location between various groups living in isolation and also a strategic place to control the territory through river access is the territory of several indigenous populations who refuse contact.” The most recent contacts FUNAI has established with populations in voluntary isolation have been in 2007, with two Kawahib-speaking (Tupi-Guarani) men from a group known as the Piripkura in the northern part of the state of Mato Grosso with a group of Korubo (Panoan) in the Javari Valley The seven young Xatanawa who emerged from voluntary isolation have provided important information to FUNAI employees that will be useful to protect their own kin and of other isolated populations living in this lawless border region between Brazil and Peru In addition to Panoan speakers like themselves Mashco-Piro from the unrelated Arawakan language family an isolated group likewise known from several regions in Peru Isolated populations like the Xatanawa/Chitonahua are extremely vulnerable to contagious diseases including the flu All seven of the Xatanawa contracted colds during their first days of contact the head of FUNAI’s Department of Isolated and Recent Contacted Indians On July 6 all seven accompanied the FUNAI team to the Xinane base where they remained for a full 24 hours of health treatment and monitoring The health team included professionals from the Ministry of Health and doctors from the Federal University of São Paulo a group that has worked with health care for recently contacted Indians in Brazil since 1965 the seven have now returned to their settlement on the Xinane river "But with the very good assistance of interpreters they did accept taking oral medicines." 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Drug Lords and Loggers Will you support our work?All of our content is free And we have hired more Native journalists in the past year than any news organization ─ and with your help we will continue to grow and create career paths for our people Support Indian Country Today for as little as $10 A recent trend in shows that in my eyes is most welcome is the blurring and blending of genre lines at concerts I recently saw Movements with Knocked Loose and loved nothing more than singing along with Movements and then getting crazy in the pit to Knocked Loose mixing goth and grunge in with brutal death metal in a way that was pretty much appreciated by all [envira-gallery id=”369781″] spotlit goth set highlighted in red hues and dark clothing colors They had even those in the crowd who were clearly there to mosh dancing and humming along and got the crowd ready for a night of contrasting tones and sounds who brought the tempo up to 11 with their killer slammy not missing a beat after the soft opening for the show Narrow Head brought back ’90s nostalgia with a fresh new take dancey energy of Fearing with heavier aggression and got everyone stoked for the main attraction They shredded the audience with new materials and songs that are quickly becoming death metal classics You must be logged in to post a comment which is part of the Jaminawa ethnic group has raised fears that drug traffickers may be driving the nomadic people from their forest homes as Brazil's border with Peru becomes an increasingly important route for coca leaf smuggling The Jaminawa normally shun populated areas and have been known to shoot arrows at intruders but local sources said that in recent weeks a group of as many as 30 members has repeatedly approached settlements along the Envira river to ask for tools and machetes "They tried to make contact and they appeared friendly. We don't know if they want to make full contact," said Francisco Estremadoyro of Propurus a Peruvian organisation that sets up protection areas for such groups They also carry considerable dangers of contagion Cold and flu viruses have proven deadly in the past to remote tribes with no immunities The Brazilian government's protection agency for indigenous groups has dispatched a team to assess the causes of the interaction and to minimise the disease threat "The team made contact with seven isolated indigenous peoples They received medical treatment and were eliminated as a possible risk for spreading contagious diseases," said Madeleyne Machado of the agency's communications department The Peruvian government said it was also looking into the issue and would step up monitoring of areas in its directory of uncontacted tribes Both governments have told local communities to keep away from the tribespeople so as to avoid spreading infections but NGOs say the advice is largely ignored "Most people try to talk to them and give them tools and things to help them so the possibility of spreading germs is very very high," said Estremadoyro The reasons for the increased contact are unknown but speculation has focussed on growing drug trafficking activity across the border Peru has overtaken Colombia as the world's biggest producer of coca leaf the primary ingredient for cocaine and crack Brazil is the second biggest market for the drugs after the US "Before uncontacted Indians were killed by loggers Now they are killed by drug traffickers," said anthropologist Beatriz Huertas "Civil society organisations have repeatedly called on the authorities to establish mechanisms to protect their areas to prevent outsiders from entering but most of the authorities are not interested in protecting the tribes their existence is a problem for investment and the exploitation of existing resources in their areas." the global movement for tribal peoples' rights expressed alarm about the serious risks posed by the latest approach which it said may also be caused by illegal logging on the Peruvian side of the border No one has the right to destroy these Indians." 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All rights reserved One of Brazil’s last uncontacted Indian tribes has been photographed in the far western Amazon jungle near the Peruvian border the National Indian Foundation said on Thursday The Indians were sighted in an Ethno-Environmental Protected Area along the Envira River in flights over remote Acre state Funai said it photographed “strong and healthy” warriors But it was not known to which tribe they belonged “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 will not make contact with them and prevents invasions of their land to ensure their autonomy Survival International said the Indians are in danger from illegal logging in Peru which is driving uncontacted 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 “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 This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Words + Photos By: Amber James Those who attended the Syracuse date of the inaugural Disrupt Festival were treated to a fun and energetic performances from a well-rounded rotation of bands who have honed their sets on past festivals like Warped Tour Disrupt Fest was one of the summer festivals working to fill that void in our little pop punk scene hearts summer-long festival comprised of some of the biggest names from the Warped scene to bring us plenty of mosh pits and singalongs A plus side of Disrupt was that instead of multiple stages and having to determine which sets to watch this festival had all the bands playing on an outdoor festival stage for the first handful of bands and then moving to another amphitheater stage for the main headlining bands you never had to make a decision of which band to see or be distraught about having to miss a set With the lineup varying slightly throughout the summer and based on location our date was treated to performances by Hyro the Hero and Sleeping With Sirens on the outdoor festival stage Moving inside to the amphitheater main stage the night was finished out with sets by Atreyu Standout moments of the night came from Atreyu and Circa Survive on the main stage Atreyu’s vocalist Alex Varkatzas kept venturing out into the upper levels of the seating with bassist Porter McKnight McKnight was leading a circle pit around the entire mid-level of the amphitheater and Varkatzas asked everyone to come join them down in the VIP pit area I could’ve sworn the Energizer Bunny had taken over as vocalist instead of Anthony Green Green was utilizing the entire stage from end to end with his dance moves and snapping and just putting most bands’ of the day’s stage presence to shame Thrice finished out the night with a calmer post-rock set comprised of songs from their newer albums interspersed with some classics such as “Artist in the Ambulance” and “Under A Killing Moon.” You must be logged in to post a comment Words & Photos by Amber James Terror started off day one with immense energy just like hardcore stalwarts Lionheart did last year Their set started off with the first two bangers off their iconic full length ‘Your Enemies Are Mine’ and ‘Stick Tight’ back to back got the crowd going in the early afternoon which equates to early morning for most festival goers Jumping down off the stage and climbing onto the barricade during ‘Stick Tight’ despite the slight rain and mud building up from the previous night’s storm fans were still fighting to grab the mic from Vogel Vogel even threw the mic out into the crowd for some spontaneous gang vocals and fans hanging on the barricade were happy to oblige security found their jobs getting harder with the sheer amount of crowd surfers that kept coming over the barricade Making the switch to some catchy pop punk on the stage next door Masked Intruder took to the stage (watched over by their sunglasses clad parole officer) the band stole the energy and hearts of the fans watching them Playing primarily songs from their last two full lengths they started off with a track off their most recent one Just as Terror started off the day with intense energy Between Green constantly pogoing and bouncing around on stage and Cop keeping tabs on them and launching himself into the crowd The Word Alive is no stranger to performing before crowds like this having honed their festival chops by spending multiple summers on the Vans Warped Tour rolling across the United States they threw it all the wayyyyy back to their debut full length commands the stage like the festival veteran he is was next up and it’s a marked difference from the sheer heavy vibe of ‘2012’; trading heavy guitar and bass plus synth for punkier yelled vocals with the drums having prevalence one of our favorites of our youth has returned and it’s like they never left Breaking into their set with classics off of War All The Time and A City by the Light Divided it was like we were transported for the first time that weekend back to the early hey day of 2000’s we were in present day and it was better than ever Geoff Rickley released just as much emotion through his vocals as he ever did their set was framed by two long banners reading ‘Refugees welcome here’ and ‘Protect immigrant communities’ a message even more important in today’s current political climate what really needs to be said about Wu Tang Clan both name and logo recognizable nearly everywhere other photographers as well as myself had wondered exactly how much of the group would show up and we were pleasantly surprised to see the entire crew show up RZA started the set off with a fizz and a bang as he shook up a bottle of champagne Their set consisted of some of the most essential tracks from their catalogue such as ‘Bring the Ruckus’ and ‘Wu Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing Ta F’ With’ AFI could’ve given lessons on how to give an outstanding set from their expertise to create an engaging live show Fan favorite and one of their most crucial tracks Very few vocalists sound just as good live as they do on the album and Davey Havok is one of those Their set consisted of tracks spanning a time period of roughly seventeen years full length such as ‘Snow Cats’ and ‘So Beneath You’ to all the way back to when they started to transition from their street punk days on the album with tracks like ‘The Lost Souls’ and ‘The Days of the Phoenix’ All of it blended together seamlessly for what is a very memorable set put on one of the most dynamic shows of the weekend and the stage light magic of Colton Sellers it seemed more like an arena show than a festival in the small mountain town of Montebello.With the fog from fog machines rolling in and the lights spinning and illuminating the stage it still sounding just as menacing as it does on their 2009 release The rest of their set was a collection of a wide range of their discography treating fans to a breathtakingly lit audio and visual history of the band’s music Lucero was my number one most anticipated act of the weekend I was excited to have the opportunity to see them live much less also get to shoot them A perfect break from the intensity of the weekend Lucero’s folk rock provided the perfect soundtrack to the start of the night as the sun had just finished setting Those piled along the barricade wore various different items of Lucero merch that were all well worn in some aspect or another Ben Nichols and company started off the night with ‘Can’t You Hear Them Howl’ from their release in 2015 The rest of their set consisted of some of my absolute favorites The only downside of their set was that they only played for a half hour instead of their usual three hours it was time for the finale of the first night With curtains cloaking the stage in a checkerboard light pattern the large LCD screens began counting down to 0 the curtains fell away to reveal an industrial themed stage started the intro off as both guitarists were lowered to the stage via platform they joined in playing with Schneider as vocalist Till Lindemann emerged onstage clad in some sort of post-apocalyptic white jumpsuit and matching top hat he tossed away the hat as it sparked and lit into flames Rammstein surprised and pleased the thousands of fans gathered by playing what is reportedly a new song part of a follow up to their previous 2009 release they continued the night from tracks off their various releases and treating fans to a pyrotechnic display like no other the pyrotechnics are so intense that the heat can be felt from the first few rows of their concerts The night was finished off with their most famous track fans ‘one more song’ed the band back for a triple encore You must be logged in to post a comment 2016’s Ozzfest meets Knotfest was a rousing The two metal camps decided to join forces again in 2017 for another mosh filled weekend in the Southern California desert a zillion bands and 12 hours of heavy friggin metal on a delightfully brisk Fall day extreme metal bands setting the side stages ablaze beginning at 11:00am The cooler temperature in the usually grueling Southern California heat meant attendees had more energy for moshing…and mosh they did By the time we arrived in the midst of Suffocation and 1349’s equally pummeling sets the friendly violent fun/tradition of Ozzfest dust storms was already well underway New York’s heaviest sons, Suffocation brought their A-game for Ozzfest; along with their original singer Mullen’s death metal roar is nothing short of iconic but there’s something special about watching Frank back in action with the gang Iron Reagan’s infectious crossover thrash anthems got the afternoon crowd nice and frenzied Bodies began flying over the second stage barricade right away as if Iron Reagan’s fist pumping punk/metal jams were tailor made for such hi-jinks This author had been waiting to hear “Fuck The Neighbors” live since the beginning of the year and was thoroughly pleased with the results High On Fire bought their monster riffs and apparently everyone from Ozzfest’s backstage area; to the heart of the second stage coupled with Des Kensel’s pummeling drums and Jeff Matz’ monstrous bass makes High On Fire one of the most mind boggling power trio’s in metal It’s no wonder that half of the Ozzfest lineup stood watching in awe during their set Baroness’ set was as close to a rock ‘n’ roll sing-along as you’re gonna get a raucous metal fest Listening to the audience lose their minds/voices during “March To The Sea” was one of the highlights of the entire day John Baizley and new guitarist Gina Gleason’s vocals mesh so well they’re about as haunting as their song’s insane guitar harmonies Kreator closed out the second stage shenanigans in grand fashion Germany’s wildest thrash legends got the absolute craziest crowd response At times it was difficult hearing Kreator ringleader Millie Petrozza over the chanting crowd The band’s crushing thrash metal bangers kicked up more dust and sent more bodies flying through the air than any other act of the day Children of Bodom had hijacked the mainstage by the time we hiked across the Ozzfest grounds Their high octane and ridiculously precise shred attack helped unite the massive crowd gathering in front of the big stage It takes a certain prowess to maintain the energy established by the wild ass extreme metal bands down in the second stage field on the gargantuan setting that is the Glen Helen Amphitheater; and Bodom definitely were that band Deftones kept the day’s frenzied pace going The crowd stayed on their feet throughout the duration of their set trying their best to match Chino Moreno’s exhausting energy The dude can scream/croon/leap around like a madman; like no other It’s no secret that Deftones’ songs have a certain primal Throw thousands of hyped up people into the mix and you’ve got a mini earthquake on your hands when that many feet leave the ground during “Rocket Skates” or “Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away).” Prophets of Rage the ‘is this real life?’ supergroup featuring members of Rage Against The Machine established themselves as the holy shit band of the night watching Prophets of Rage do their thing onstage was cathartic A band fronted by two legendary rappers still wound up being one of the heaviest lose your goddamn mind while stomping the pavement “Take The Power Back” and “Bulls On Parade” FOREVER Ozzy Osbourne closed the night Back with his solo band — featuring the mighty Zakk Wylde — Ozzy played his heart out on what may well be one of his final Southern California dates From the opening notes of “Bark At The Moon” it was apparent that despite all the rad side dishes that had been served up since 11am Ozzy was in fact the main course that the rabid Can Ozzfest survive without Ozzy or Black Sabbath leading the charge next year Knotfest went on without Slipknot the very next day and was killer; so yeah probably But how amazing is it to watch Zakk Wylde shred the hell out of “Mr Crowley” before passing out from a full day’s worth of metal stimulus That sort of thing/festival experience is priceless You must be logged in to post a comment RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) — 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." Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Peru's indigenous communities allegedly face pressure from drug traffickers I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice Video footage of the first contact with a group of isolated Indians near the Brazil-Peru border has emerged – along with claims that other members of their community have been massacred. The Indians, wearing loincloths and carrying bows and arrows, are seen claiming that members of their tribe were killed by non-Indians in Peru, where indigenous communities allegedly face pressure from drug traffickers, illegal logging and gas exploration. Speaking through interpreters, the young Indians said other community members had died from illnesses thought to be flu and diphtheria. Survival International, the tribal rights campaign group, warned that past epidemics of flu, to which uncontacted Indians lack immunity, have wiped out entire groups. After contacting the Ashaninka indigenous people along the banks of the Envira river, near the Peruvian border, the Indians had to be treated for an acute respiratory infection and quarantined for several days before returning to the forest. The video footage was made by FUNAI, Brazil’s indigenous affairs department, on 30 June – four days after the Indians made their first, brief appearance. It appears to show the Indians’ fear of outsiders. Offered bananas, two of the Indians appear wary before grabbing the fruit and retreating to a safe distance. Stephen Corry, director of Survival International, called for isolated Amazonian tribes to be protected. “It’s vital that Brazil and Peru immediately release funds for the full protection of uncontacted Indians’ lives and lands,” he said. “Economic growth is coming at the price of the lives of their indigenous citizens. Now this wealth must be used to protect those few tribes that have so far survived.” Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Por um futuro em que as pessoas vivam em harmonia com a natureza Photos and graphics © WWF or used with permission. Text available under a Creative Commons licence You are using an outdated browser. 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The tribe made contact with the Ashaninka community in June Rare video footage of the moment a previously uncontacted tribe met with the outside world at the Brazil-Peru border has now been released by Brazil’s indigenous affairs department Indigenous people from the Panoan linguistic group were filmed making contact with the organisation in northern Brazil along the banks of the Envira River in the western Acre state of Brazil Members of the indigenous Ashaninka community had laid out clothes as a gesture of friendship after first spotting the tribe on the edges of the forest near their settlement in June The Ashaninka community later said the Amazonian Indians had come to their village and tried to make contact marking the first time in decades that members of an uncontacted tribe had chosen to visit a settled population Brazil's National Indian Foundation (FUNAI) said they later travelled to the area with interpreters and a health team and filmed a second encounter on 29 June one of the interpreters can be seen handing over bananas to the natives who takes them before stepping back apprehensively FUNAI said at least seven members of the group were suffering from a virus normally found among outside populations alarming campaigners for the rights of indigenous peoples It is not known whether other members of the tribe were sick and had refused to receive medication prompting fears that they could spread disease on their return to their way of life Brazilian experts now believe the Indians crossed over the border from Peru into Brazil due to pressures from illegal loggers and drug traffickers on their land Peru has two reserves where there are uncontacted tribes including the 481,500-hectare Murunahua Indigenous Reserve Survival has launched a petition urging people to write to the Peruvian and Brazilian governments to urge them to protect uncontacted tribes. 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They are the people that some South American governments would prefer to ignore Sometimes the very existence of uncontacted tribes in the dense Amazon rainforest is denied – especially by the loggers drug traffickers and oilmen who make money from the land on which these people have lived for hundreds if not thousands of years But this week we could see for ourselves what it is like to make first contact with a group of indigenous people in a remarkable video showing vulnerable naked figures emerging from the lush undergrowth of an Amazonian riverbank seemingly curious and nervous about the strange people they could see on the other side of the water They were carrying huge bows and arrows and wore nothing but what appeared to be tight-fitting loin clothes kept in place by neat waistbands Some of them shouted excitedly and at one point they even broke into a small song as if to underline their peaceful intentions The encounter took place near the Envira River on the border between Peru and Brazil The seven Indians had apparently been forced to flee their homeland on the Peruvian side of the border in a violent confrontation with armed outsiders who had burnt their homes and shot their older relatives They spoke a language that belongs to the Panoan linguistic group which could just about be understood by a member of local Jaminawa tribe acting as interpreter They shouted words like “chara” meaning “good” and complained of being hungry sometimes slapping their thighs or chests for emphasis The Jaminawa interpreter believed that the group belonged to an uncontacted tribe he called the Chitonawa who are believed to live a hunter-gatherer existence on the other side of the Brazil-Peru border possibly cultivating forest gardens to grow staples like manioc and banana fit-looking men from the group waded across the river and nervously accepted bunches of bananas from one of the members of the delegation sent by the Brazilian government’s Indian affairs department The encounter took place last month and came about as a result of Funai being alerted to the presence of uncontacted people by the local Ashaninka Indians who had complained of their gardens being raided and metal tools being taken from their village Funai was set up in 1987 to deal more humanely with isolated groups of Indians within Brazil after a series of disastrous “first contacts” in the 1960s and 1970s led to virtual pogroms as native Amazonians quickly succumbed to introduced infections such as flu It is not unusual for 50 per cent of an uncontacted tribe to be wiped out by flu or other infections on first contact with outsiders – so compromised are they to the opportunistic infections we can normally shrug off This particular group who appeared on the banks of the Envira River showed signs of an acute respiratory infection – some had developed persistent coughing A short video taken of an incursion into the Ashaninka village shows one of the Chitonawa taking a blue T-shirt left out to dry which alarmed the Funai team because clothing is thought to transmit infections The seven members of the uncontacted tribe were treated for flu by a doctor travelling with the Funai team and after several days they disappeared back into the undergrowth on the other side of the river – the brief encounter over Funai estimates there are at least 77 isolated groups of indigenous peoples in this part of the Amazon who for whatever reasons have decided to remain uncontacted It is believed that many of them may be the descendants of Indians who had previously been enslaved or murdered by rubber-plantation owners of the past who considered this part of the Amazon their own “It’s very clear in many cases that these people do not want contact There may well be a historical memory of the time when their ancestors were enslaved by rubber barons and they are extremely wary of any contact with outsiders,” said Fiona Watson research director of Survival International The enlightened policy nowadays is never to force contact on an isolated tribe unless it becomes absolutely necessary because of a significant impending threat but to give them the time and more importantly the space to make their own decision “We’re not saying they should be kept in some kind of zoological park They should be allowed contact as and when they really want to But it is crucial to respect their land rights,” she said It is clear that some isolated peoples have no interest in making contact with the rest of the world the Sentinelese people routinely repel any attempts to land on their remote island aiming their bows and arrows at any low-flying aircraft – the same kind of defensive reaction displayed by some uncontacted tribes in the Amazon when photographed from the air Survival International is organising a petition to help uncontacted peoples retain the one thing that is undeniably theirs – the land on which they and their ancestors have lived “We are urging the Brazilian and Peruvian governments to protect the land of uncontacted Indians and called on the authorities to honour their commitments of cross-border cooperation,” Ms Watson said Sign the petition here 2014This article was published more than 10 years ago The young men made their way gingerly across the river and through the shallows determination and deep uncertainty mingling on their faces and maybe help – and as they climbed the riverbank they stepped irrevocably into another world A small group of indigenous people first emerged from the Amazon forest along the Envira River They had been living in complete isolation But now they approached an assimilated tribe returning several times over a couple of weeks Brazil’s National Indian Foundation learned of the encounters and sent field agents and an interpreter who speaks a language similar to that of the newcomers which is eight days’ journey by boat from the nearest major town seven young people crossed the river through June and July; they entered the village and warily snatched up some clothing and farming implements they soon developed fevers and respiratory ailments; a doctor with experience treating the “uncontacted” arrived with medication and entreated them to stay for a few days and recover lest they return to the forest and infect others in their community the foundation informed the public what had happened releasing photos and footage of the encounters with little fanfare But the news caused an international sensation: It was the first official interaction with a previously uncontacted group of indigenous people since 1996 Wearing nothing more than belts made of bark their black hair trimmed into blunt bowls and their faces brushed with a pale paste the newcomers were “Indians” from an old edition of National Geographic people who had lived uncontaminated by our world and were now choosing to end their isolation say those who have for decades made the fragile bridges between isolated peoples and the outside world They were not ignorant of the outside world but fleeing from it – something that may soon be impossible as their rain forest home inexorably disappears “They don’t live in isolation because they want to,” says Sydney Possuelo a legendary explorer and the architect of Brazil’s policies for dealing with isolated indigenous people “But they know: ‘Every time white people come near us people die’ – this is in the tribal memory.” Far from oblivious to the workings of the outside world To be an uncontacted indigenous person today is intentional – an act of fear and resistance has pieced together roughly who these newcomers are and a couple of possible explanations for why they finally chose to seek out others The first is violence – some have said that several members of their community whose home seems to be just over the border in Peru likely illegal loggers or drug traffickers (The FUNAI base in that area was shut down in 2011 after a brutal attack by traffickers.) who call themselves the Xatanawa (macaw people) also talked about being in need of tools – and indicated that they had stolen from the Ashaninka and other groups in the past without violent reprisal which made them think it would be safe to make contact head of FUNAI’s department for isolated and recently contacted indigenous people likely more inclined to strike out on their own Their curiosity about other people was greater than the fear instilled in them by their elders they are not ignorant of the outside world: They came with stolen machetes likely taken from the drug traffickers or an illegal logging camp They have probably been watching this team for the last 10 years much as they have been watching the tribes of contacted indigenous people around them.” The media attention subsided in a day or two and indigenous issues slipped back off Brazil’s agenda – and so the larger significance of the Xatanawa overture was missed It is a rare visible consequence of the squeezing of the Amazon’s indigenous people and illustrates how efforts to protect the 50 or so groups still living in isolation on the part of the countries to which they (unknowingly) belong are conflicted and under-funded the Brazilian government saw the Amazon as a vast storehouse of resources that should be exploited as quickly as possible People who happened to live there were considered FUNAI’s approach was to track down and initiate contact – particularly with groups in the path of new roads or dams – with the aim of helping them to assimilate But it was not unusual for as many as 70 per cent of the people to die within two years their immune systems overwhelmed by germs against which they had no defence then in charge of the team for uncontacted people FUNAI instead began to identify groups from a distance set aside large areas around them as reserves and prepare to provide help groups were left alone unless they faced immediate threat of contagious illness or violence of indigenous peoples’ right to self-deter- mination – and the fact that they were well aware of what was out there and wanted no part of it He was fired in 2006 after publicly criticizing FUNAI’s director for saying that indigenous people had too much land 13 per cent of Brazil is designated as indigenous territory Less than 1 per cent of that land is for uncontacted people is too much for what may be no more than 20,000 individuals Some groups number fewer than a dozen – the last of their people Today FUNAI spends about $15-million a year to protect such groups – but that money doesn’t go far given the ever-intensifying pressure on the forest 2,044 square kilometres of the Amazon have been cleared in Brazil alone.) Travassos says his agency cannot defend the reserves or their inhabitants: “Today we have 24 bases for our protection forces,” he explains “We need at least eight new ones urgently … double the number of people we have – and not only people the government remains preoccupied with the economic potential of the Amazon and merely pays lip service to indigenous rights a political ecologist and the author of a historical study of Brazil’s contact with isolated peoples He says that 33 infrastructure or development projects in the government master plan would use indigenous reserve land “They know these Indians are there and they know they are going to be affected … By not investing in protection this government has actually done the opposite: It has institutionalized destruction.” FUNAI also faces heavy pressure from Brazil’s agro-industries “If you talk about preserving land for indigenous people in no time there will be a bunch of soy farmers saying ‘but I need that land to produce … This is not for this bunch of naked people to hang around doing nothing,’” Mr Possuelo says by telephone from his home in Brasilia it is considerably worse in the other Amazonian countries which have no agency with FUNAI’s skills or resources Peru’s culture ministry oversees the affairs of indigenous people but has no capacity to protect their territory Travassos says that FUNAI is trying to work with the Peruvians to increase the exchange of information and to conduct joint expeditions to identify groups as well as threats against them an anthropologist who works with the Goeldi Museum a research institution in the Amazonian city of Belem says that he believes the Peruvian government has no control over what is happening in the forest He also predicts that more isolated groups will make contact in the near future because the heart of the continent is squeezed from all sides by the pressures of development Anthropologists suspect that the Xatanawa were once in regular contact with their neighbours but chose to cut themselves off at the turn of the last century fleeing the violence and enslavement that came with the rubber tappers who were feeding the boom market for automobile tires Today it’s the market for mahogany and cocaine to make it safe” for others who will make contact another 16 Xatanawa have emerged from the forest to join the initial group Travassos says they are talking about clearing land to plant crops FUNAI also wants to keep a close watch on their well-being who has worked with the Federal University of the State of Sao Paulo’s Xingu Project to provide health care to isolated indigenous people for 33 years “The fact that I was there for the first and second contacts really helped,” he says they think: ‘Is this one a nice one or an angry one?’” They responded well to standard antibiotics but “the hardest part is convincing them to be treated You tell them to swallow something they don’t know is keeping them from carrying their illness into the forest “You can’t keep these people in a concentration camp – they’re going to want to go back and So the medical treatment gets iffy – how long can you keep them to let a cold run its cycle How do you negotiate sticking needles in their arms?” FUNAI’s work is further complicated by the fact that In places where the agency has managed to control illegal logging and mining the populations of threatened indigenous people have begun to rise and once-isolated groups begin cautiously showing themselves “Many times they come because they are searching for tools and no one predicted that could stimulate contact both of the latest contact and those he says will soon follow “It’s not unique and special as everyone wants it to be,” he says “It’s happened over and over – one group is contacted and you watch it happen in slow motion all over again.” Stephanie Nolen is The Globe and Mail’s correspondent for Latin America She wrote this story with additional reporting from Manuela Andreoni Stephanie Nolen was The Globe and Mail’s Latin America Bureau Chief After years as a roving correspondent that included coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan Stephanie moved to Johannesburg in 2003 to open a new bureau for The Globe to report on what she believed was the world’s biggest uncovered story She won four National Newspaper Awards for her work in Africa for coverage of AIDS and for stories on the wars and humanitarian crises in Uganda Her book 28 Stories of AIDS in Africa won the 2007 PEN “Courage” Award and was nominated for the 2007 Governor-General’s Award for Non-Fiction it has been published in nine countries and six languages she also won the Markwell Media Award from the International Society of Political Psychologists for her “combination of creative brilliance including one for coverage of India’s crisis of child malnutrition in her first year there she has also reported on issues including the final days of the Tamil Tigers and the civil war in Sri Lanka; and humanitarian crises in Pakistan stemming from natural disasters and the rise of Islamist extremism she opened The Globe’s bureau in Rio de Janeiro from which she covers Latin America She has reported on the child migrants crisis in Central America she was based in the Middle East and wrote for publications including Newsweek and the Independent of London Stephanie is also the author of Promised the Moon: the Untold Story of the First Women in the Space Race (Penguin 2002) and Shakespeare’s Face (Random House which has been published in seven countries to date She holds a Bachelor of Journalism (Honours) from the University of King’s College in Halifax and a Master of Science in development economics from the London School of Economics in England She has been recognized with honorary doctorates in civil laws from King’s (2009) and Guelph University (2010) Her coverage of caste and gender issues in India won the prestigious Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism presented for “work that generates and sustains public trust in the media and impacts the lives of people.” She lives with her partner and their two children in Mexico City Members of an unknown Amazon Basin tribe and their dwellings are seen during a flight over the Brazilian state of Acre along the border with Peru in this May 2008 photo distributed by Survival International Welcome to The Globe and Mail’s comment community. 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Visit image gallery to purchase the image Anthropologists have known about the group for some 20 years but released the images now to call attention to fast-encroaching development near the Indians' home in the dense jungles near Peru "We put the photos out because if things continue the way they are going these people are going to disappear," said Jose Carlos Meirelles who coordinates government efforts to protect four "uncontacted" tribes for Brazil's National Indian Foundation the foundation's photos show about a dozen Indians wielding bows and arrows outside six grass-thatched huts Meirelles told The Associated Press in a phone interview that anthropologists know next to nothing about the group but suspect it is related to the Tano and Aruak tribes Brazil's National Indian Foundation believes there may be as many as 68 "uncontacted" groups around Brazil although only 24 have been officially confirmed Anthropologists say almost all of these tribes know about western civilization and have sporadic contact with prospectors but choose to turn their backs on civilization "It's a choice they made to remain isolated or maintain only occasional contacts but these tribes usually obtain some modern goods through trading with other Indians," said Bernardo Beronde Brazilian officials once tried to contact such groups The four tribes monitored by Meirelles include perhaps 500 people who roam over an area of about 1.6 million acres (630,000 hectares) He said that over the 20 years he has been working in the area the number of "malocas," or grass-roofed huts suggesting that the policy of isolation is working and that populations are growing Loggers are closing in on the Indians' homeland - Brazil's environmental protection agency said Friday it had shut down 28 illegal sawmills in Acre state And logging on the Peruvian border has sent many Indians fleeing into Brazil "On the Brazilian side we don't have logging yet but I'd like to emphasize the 'yet,'" he said A new road being paved from Peru into Acre will likely bring in hordes of poor settlers Other Amazon roads have led to 30 miles (50 kilometers) of rain forest being cut down on each side While "uncontacted" Indians often respond violently to contact - Meirelles caught an arrow in the face from some of the same Indians in 2004 - the greater threat is to the Indians "First contact is often completely catastrophic for "uncontacted" tribes It's not unusual for 50 percent of the tribe to die in months after first contact," said Miriam Ross a campaigner with the Indian rights group Survival International "They don't generally have immunity to diseases common to outside society Colds and flu that aren't usually fatal to us can completely wipe them out." Survival International estimates about 100 tribes worldwide have chosen to avoid contact but said the only truly uncontacted tribe is the Sentinelese who live on North Sentinel island off the coast of India and shoot arrows at anyone who comes near was discovered in a densely jungled portion of the 12.1-million-acre (4.9-million-hectare) Menkregnoti Indian reservation in the Brazilian Amazon when two of its members showed up at another tribe's village osteo-archaologist for York Archaeological Trust He had a brutal life which was probably cut short on the Tyburn gallows this young man is belatedly being celebrated as an amazing historical discovery this skeleton of a man aged between 25 and 39 was buried close to York’s place of execution at Knavesmire He was one of 12 men whose remains were found together in a pit within 1.5m of the surface Injuries to the skeletons – this man had a three-week-old break to one arm at the time of his death – and their proximity to Tyburn lead experts to speculate they might have been executed there after fighting in the Wars of the Roses as Richard III sought power for the Yorkist cause An amazing discovery… Archaeologists working on the excavation at Knavesmire Carbon dating puts their date of death around 1469 – but it was a 21st century upgrade of York’s electricity supply that rediscovered them Regional distribution company Northern Powergrid and its contractor Interserve made the discovery in 2013 as they replaced four miles of 1950s cables under the city at a cost of £7 million They worked in partnership with York Archaeological Trust and York council to recover and preserve the remains One skeleton will soon go on display at the Richard III Experience at Monk Bar All the skeletons were male and mostly aged between 25 and 40 at the time of their deaths Two had significant bone fractures which could be evidence of fighting perhaps associated with professional soldiers So how certain can we be that they were executed “When you were hanged in this period it wasn’t a drop that broke your neck it was strangulation,” said John Oxley “That doesn’t leave any signs on the skeleton “We know for certain that these individuals were all buried right next to Tyburn on Knavesmire where executions were carried out from the 14th century to 1801 “It’s a reasonable inference to suggest they were executed and buried at the site.” Another clue is the fact that they weren’t buried in accordance with Christian ritual and facing north to south – rather than east-west in accordance with 15th century religious practice They may have been captured in battle and brought to York for execution possibly in the aftermath of the Battle of Towton during the Wars of the Roses and their remains hastily buried near the gallows A close-up of the foot bones; L-R: Dave Smith Northern Powergrid’s project engineer; Cllr Sonja Crisp cabinet member for culture; Andrew Robinson senior quantity surveyor at Interserve; and Ruth Whyte The excavation to recover the remains only took a couple of weeks Since then experts at the trust have been working to find out more about the men One of the most complete skeletons will go on temporary display at the Richard III Experience The other remains will go to the research collection at the Yorkshire Museum the new section of Northern Powergrid’s 33,000 volt underground cabling – which spans from Melrosegate across the city to Campleshon Road and Gale Lane – was switched on earlier this month and is now keeping our lights on Richard III was blond, blue-eyed – and that skeleton is definitely him ‘Very wrong’ that Richard III won’t be buried in York says war hero Richard III fury at burial decision: ‘Excuse me while I turn in my grave’ Email YorkMix »