Previously uncontacted Amazonian tribe in Brazilian rainforest faces extinction

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/previously-uncontacted-amazonian-tribe-in-brazilian-rainforest-faces-extinction-existence-under-threat-from-illegal-loggers-operating-in-their-traditional-territories-30406221.html
The Belfast Telegraph
Previously uncontacted Amazonian tribe in Brazilian rainforest faces extinction: existence under threat from illegal loggers operating in their traditional territories
BY JONATHAN BROWN – 04 July 2014

After they were first glimpsed by other people on the outskirts of an Asháninka indigenous community on the upper reaches of Brazil’s Envira River, “a few dozen” members of an unnamed Amazonian tribe finally made contact with a settled population 20 days ago...

... What is known, however, is that international concern over the presence of heavily armed loggers in Peru has been growing, sparking warnings that their activities could mean the end for the world’s last “lost” tribes.

The mahogany and teak harvested by the gangs is believed to be destined to be made into garden furniture in Europe or the United States. Under international law the Indians have the right to their own traditional territories...

...Guard posts in Brazil meant to enforce the rights of the tribespeople have been occupied by drug-smuggling gangs. Meanwhile, in Peru there remains official resistance to the idea that uncontacted peoples still exist in the forest, with senior figures suggesting they remain a myth created by the environmental movement to prevent exploitation of the country’s resources....

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