Uncontacted Indian Tribe Spotted In Brazil

**Ryan Ruck** · June 13th, 2008, 18:23

In this image made available Thursday May 29, 2008, from Survival International, showing 'uncontacted Indians' of the Envira, who have never before had any contact with the outside world, photographed during an overflight in May 2008, as they react to the overflight at their camp in the Terra Indigena Kampa e Isolados do Envira, Acre state, Brazil, close to the border with Peru. 'We did the overflight to show their houses, to show they are there, to show they exist,' said uncontacted tribes expert José Carlos dos Reis Meirelles Júnior.

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 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.

Funai does not make contact with the Indians and prevents invasions of their land, to ensure total autonomy for the isolated tribes, the foundation said.

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, 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."

**Malsua** · June 18th, 2008, 20:12

Makes you wonder if they shoot blow guns at it or get on knees and bow to the "thunder god"...you know the Helicopter pilot.

**Ryan Ruck** · June 19th, 2008, 02:15

That's odd... I had posted the whole article's text in that quote box and now it isn't there!

Oh well, I've fixed it.

But as you can see from the pictures, they have their bows out and at the ready.

**Brian Baldwin** · June 19th, 2008, 14:20

The libs want to preserve these peoples' right to be uncontacted then buzz their village in order to prove it... Now that makes all the sense in the world.

**Ryan Ruck** · June 19th, 2008, 14:25

What makes even less sense is that libs want to preserve these peoples' way of life but, goes out and harasses people that choose to live a polygamist lifestyle and want to be left alone. Go figure...