While the story fascinated me, I take exception to the headlines that the main stream media used that this is a Lost Tribe. They are not lost, they know where they are. Further, they are only uncontacted by the white western world, it is likely that they do have contact with other tribes.
In fact, when you look at the way the members of the tribe reacted to the second pass of the aircraft, firing arrows and having painted their bodies, it is possible that they have knowledge of the outside world. This may only be from stories and folk tales, but considering the way we have treated native peoples, their reaction is understandable.
What I have learned is that there are around one hundred uncontacted tribes around the world. Not just in South America, but across the planet. While probably like most people I am interested to discover what they could teach us and what we can learn from and about them. However, I feel that the the right thing to do is to leave them alone.
Anyway here's a link to one of the better news stories, and a link to Survival International who campaign to protect the tribes.
Photo credit AP Photo/Gleison Miranda, Funai
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