New Photos of Uncontacted Amazon Tribe Released
Posted on June 26, 2011
Brazilian authorities recently confirmed the existence of a group of about 200 uncontacted Indians in the Amazon. An overflight carried out by the Brazil's Indian Affairs Department, FUNAI, found that the Indians live in three clearings in the Javari Valley in the western Amazon. Images of the Indians' homes and crops, which include corn and peanuts, can be seen in aerial photographs taken by FUNAI. You can see larger versions of the photographs here on survivalinternational.org.
FUNAI says its policy is to leave the tribe undisturbed. They will continue to monitor the land and remove any illegal invaders. FUNAI says a total of 2,000 uncontacted Indians may live in the Javari Valley.
Survival International recorded this amazing footage in a fly over of the uncontacted Amazon tribe in February, 2011. The nonprofit organization is concerned logging in Peru will eventually threaten the uncontacted Indians. Take a look: