They exist: rare clip shows uncontacted tribe under threat in Brazil

JULY 23, 2019 / 4:51 PM / UPDATED 7 HOURS AGO
They exist: rare clip shows uncontacted tribe under threat in Brazil
Fabio Teixeira
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RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Rare video of one of Brazil’s last uncontacted indigenous tribes has been released to help raise awareness about threats to their survival, campaigners said on Tuesday.

The footage, shot by indigenous filmmaker Flay Guajajara and lasting about 1 minute, shows an Awa tribe member in the woods holding a knife, seemingly unaware he is being filmed. A second member holds a bow and arrow, and both leave after appearing to notice their observers.

“This video shows that they do not want to be contacted, not even by the Guajajara,” said the filmmaker, himself a member of the Guajajara tribe and part of Midia India, a charity that gives voice to indigenous communities in Brazil.

The Guajajara live near the Awa, hunter-gatherers described by indigenous rights group Survival International as the world’s most threatened tribe, in the Arariboia territory in the state of Maranhao.

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