The clip, shot by chance during a Guajajara group hunting trip, is part of a documentary on the Awa, “Ka’a Zar Ukize Wa – Forest Keepers in Danger,” premiering on Tuesday in Sao Paulo. Guajajara regularly patrol to protect the Awa. 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.Ĭampaigners say land disputes are not uncommon in the area of the Awa reservation, surrounded by farms and illegal logging operations. “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. A second member holds a bow and arrow, and both leave after appearing to notice their observers.
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. 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 lasting about 1 minute, shows an Awa tribe member in the woods holding a knife, seemingly unaware he is being filmed
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He lives on his own in a patch of forest, surrounded by cattle ranches and soya plantations in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. Very little is known about this uncontacted Indian. The 'Last of his Tribe's' house and garden where he grows manioc and other vegetables.
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