May 30, 2008: Uncontacted Indigenous People

[spudcon]

See, we learned from them long ago. Piercings, tattoos, half naked people, looks like the latest attempt at reviving Woodstock. And you guys called them primitive.

[Undertoad]

Secret of the "lost tribe" that wasn't: Tribal guardian admits the Amazon Indians' existence was already known, but he hoped the publicity would lift the threat of logging

But it has now emerged that, far from being unknown, the tribe's existence has been noted since 1910 and the mission to photograph them was undertaken in order to prove that 'uncontacted' tribes still existed in an area endangered by the menace of the logging industry.

[xoxoxoBruce]

From UT's Guardian link;

They are the amazing pictures that were beamed around the globe: a handful of warriors from an 'undiscovered tribe' in the rainforest on the Brazilian-Peruvian border brandishing bows and arrows at the aircraft that photographed them.

The "undiscovered tribe" link is to the original Guardian story, and I don't see undiscovered used in that story. It calls them uncontacted, numerous times.

I was under the impression, from the gitgo, he knew they were there, but took the pictures because the government needed proof, in order to act.

[classicman]

Just an update -

The Not-So-Lost Tribe
by Mike Krumboltz

June 23, 2008 06:09:40 PM

Even in an age when cynical sleuths can hyper-analyze stories for truth and accuracy, the occasional hoax still slips through the cracks. Such was the case with a so-called "lost Amazon tribe."

A few months ago, mainstream news outlets (including, ahem, Yahoo!) reported that a photographer had found a lost tribe of warriors near the Brazilian-Peruvian border. Photos of the tribe backed up his claim.

As it turns out, the story is only half true. The men in the photo are members of a tribe, but it certainly ain't "lost." In fact, as the photographer, José Carlos Meirelles, recently explained, authorities have known about this particular tribe since 1910. The photographer and the agency that released the pictures wanted to make it seem like they were members of a lost tribe in order to call attention to the dangers the logging industry may have on the group.

The photographer recently came clean, and news outlets, perhaps embarrassed at having been taken for a ride, have been slow to pick up the story. Now, the word is starting to spread and articles in the Buzz are picking up steam. Expect a lot more brutal truth in the coming days.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Uh, see posts 198 and 199.

[classicman]

oops & now 200 - oh well

[dar512]

They were only lost because the driver was new and refused to stop and ask for directions:
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[HungLikeJesus]

Why does that guy in the front have a table leg?

[xoxoxoBruce]

It's all he needs.

[lookout123]

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

Why does that guy in the front have a table leg?

That's actually his penis-gourd.

It is their version of a guy driving a super lifted quad cab truck with a booming system to the office each day.

[HungLikeJesus]

From here:

(CNN) -- A city official in the remote Brazilian Amazon village of Envira told CNN that five members of the Kulina tribe are on the run after being accused of murdering, butchering and eating a farmer in a ritual act of cannibalism.

The village's chief of staff, Maronilton da Silva Clementino, said Kulina tribesmen took the life of Ocelio Alves de Carvalho, 19, last week on the outskirts of Envira, which is in the far western part of Brazil that bumps up against Peru.

Portal Amazonia newspaper reported that the Indians escaped after being held for a few hours in the city's police station.
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According to FUNAI, about 2,500 Kulina live in Brazil's Acre state, which borders with Peru, where 450 Kulina live. This remote jungle corridor is known for its isolated tribes.

The Kulina are classified as an "isolated" tribe but some have contact with the non-indian population.

The Kulina are also known for their complex language. FUNAI studies show that Kulina women speak a completely different language from the men.
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Things are the same all over.

[xoxoxoBruce]

[Scriveyn]

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

Things are the same all over.

Aye, same over here

...five members of the Kulina tribe are on the run after being accused of murdering, butchering and eating a farmer in a ritual act of cannibalism...

Aptly named - or is our word culinary derived from the Indian tribe's name?

[Shawnee123]

Bunch of those damn supposed "uncontacted" indigenous peoples were wandering around in my back yard yesterday. Damned if I was gonna contact them!

[Flint]

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Bunch of those damn supposed "uncontacted" indigenous peoples were wandering around in my back yard yesterday. Damned if I was gonna contact them!

I'd contact their ass, with my boot.