The extraordinary footage was released by Survival International, showing over 50 indigenous people of the Amazon who are said to belong to the mysterious and lost Mashco Piro tribe. It is not known why they showed up at this particular time, and it is not known what their purpose was. However, experts note that they did not seem to have hostile intentions, despite the fact that many of them had spears.
Organizations involved protection of the Amazon They point out that this event is unique and very intriguing. Just a few kilometers from the place where the tribe appeared, systematic felling of the forest is taking place. Researchers wonder whether the exit of the indigenous people from the jungle was not meant to show that Western man had disturbed their home too much.
Mashco Piro is a community of nomadic hunter-gatherers. They are believed to be the largest uncontacted tribe in the world. Researchers estimate their population to be around 750.
The tribe was last seen (officially) when colonial rubber barons began kidnapping them in the late 19th century. The indigenous people were then chained, forced into slave labor, beaten and murdered.
However, part of this community managed to escape and blend into the jungle. From that moment on, they have been living hidden in the thickets of the Amazon forests.Today, their descendants live in isolation in fear of the white man. Now, that same man has once again entered their home, this time with chainsaws.
In recent years, the government Peru sold off much of the area where Mashco Piro members could potentially live. The land rights were taken over by logging companies.
– These incredible photos show that a very large number of uncontacted people from Mashco Piro live just a few miles from where the loggers are to begin their operations. Indeed, one company involved in timber harvestingCanales Tahuamanu, is already working on Mashco Piro territory, which Mashco Piro clearly opposes, said Caroline Pearce, director of Survival International.
She also added: – It’s a humanitarian disaster – it is absolutely necessary to throw out the lumberjacks and finally it is necessary to ensure proper protection of the Mashco Piro territory.
Alfredo Vargas Pio, president of the local indigenous organization FENAMAD, says: “This is clear evidence that there are many Mashco Piro living in this area, which the government has not only failed to protect, but has even sold to logging companies.” Logging workers can bring new diseaseswhich will exterminate the Mashco Piro, but there is also a risk of violence on both sides, so it is very important that the territorial rights of the Mashco Piro are recognized and protected by law.
Source: geekweek.interia.pl