New Amazonian tribe discovered

[Inky_Wretch]

A tribe never contacted by the modern world is spotted via helicopter ...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7426794.stm

 

[WaylonJennings]

It's amazing. Did you see the pictures of them aiming their bows and arrows at airplanes? Like something out of a movie.

 

[Steak Snabler]

Did they look like this?

 

[alleyallen]

I saw that and understand why the government wants to "prove their existence." But think about what they might have done to these people, buzzing them like they did.

 

[qtlaw]

Pretty fascinating. Shame that they had to expose the tribe to the helicopters.

 

[John]

Leave 'em the **** alone. They're far better off without knowing us.

Unfortunately that probably won't happen and they'll all have iPods within two years.

 

[Stoney]

It's so fascinating that these groups still exist. Of course these photos getting worldwide internet distribution probably means the end for them is near.

 

[trifectarich]

This truly is fascinating.

I'd love to know what they're thinking when they see a 747 flying overhead at 35,000 feet.

 

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[User 1019]

I really don't see the problem with this. They know something else's out there. They've seen the evidence, like rich said.

 

[Dyno]

I saw that and understand why the government wants to "prove their existence." But think about what they might have done to these people, buzzing them like they did.

I thought this, too. They must be freaking out.

It's totally fascinating, though.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

I really don't see the problem with this. They know something else's out there. They've seen the evidence, like rich said.

I think to them 747s and even that helicopter are like UFOs to us.

Imagine how world-changing it would be if a UFO landed and the aliens got out to talk to us. I think modern man intruding on these tribes is the same.

 

[Beaker]

Sure, it's nice to know they exist, but I hope they're left alone.

 

[Pulitzer Wannabe]

I'm sure Christian missionaries are frothing at the mouth now.

 

[Beaker]

Yeah, that's what I might be worried about.

 

[alleyallen]

All those untapped souls. -- Missionaries

All those untapped natives. -- Joe Francis

 

[Armchair_QB]

More than half the world's 100 uncontacted tribes live in Brazil or Peru, Survival International says.

If they're uncontacted how do we know how many there are?

 

[alleyallen]

More than half the world's 100 uncontacted tribes live in Brazil or Peru, Survival International says.

If they're uncontacted how do we know how many there are?

Ahh...my brain!

 

[The Big Ragu]

I'm sure Christian missionaries are frothing at the mouth now.

This story had me reading up about isolated tribes last night... There are more than 100 tribes like this in the world, in New Guinea and in the Amazon Forrest. Christian missionaries wouldn't stand a chance. They'd kill half the people by spreading diseases they aren't immune to. But they'd never get close enough. The reason these tribes remain so isolated is that they are hostile to any approaches from outsiders. Unless those Christian missionaries go in with guns blazing, trying to mow them down, they will end up with their skulls on sticks. Two years ago, one of these isolated tribes on an island near India, killed two fishermen who were fishing within range of the island and then they drove off the helicopter that was sent to retrieve their bodies with a hail of arrows.

 

[The Big Ragu]

More than half the world's 100 uncontacted tribes live in Brazil or Peru, Survival International says.

If they're uncontacted how do we know how many there are?

Uncontacted is a bad term. More like isolated. There are very few tribes that haven't had some kind of contact with modern civilization. The tribes that is referring to, though, make contact really difficult and dangerous and choose to remain isolated.