Peru Releases Dramatic Footage of Uncontacted Indians

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The Peruvian government has released dramatic new footage showing a near-encounter with a group of uncontacted Indians along a riverbank in the Amazon rain forest. The video was taken by travelers on the Manu River in southeastern Peru in recent months, according to officials from Peru’s Ministry of the Environment, who released the images on Monday.

In the video, travelers appear to be playing a game of cat and mouse with the naked tribesmen, drifting close to shore only to flee in panic in their motorboat as the natives approach. Some of the Indians brandish bows and arrows, and at one moment, one of them prepares to launch an arrow at the boat. The travelers are heard debating among themselves whether to approach, whether to back off, and if they should leave gifts of food or clothing on the shore for the Indians to take.

Full article at http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2011/10/18/peru-releases-new-video-of-uncontacted-indians/

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I am always amazed that there are still some pockets of traditional tribes that have never been contacted by outsiders. They have lived all these years in the traditional ways and to be honest haven't really evolved at all. It is a bit saddening though because now people know where they are and others will probably try to visit them when they should be left alone. Any contact with others will probably cause them to get sick and die from one of the modern illnesses that we carry around with us. Hopefully they can be left alone but I highly doubt it. In the video it was a bit ridiculous how the people in the boat tried to get near them but thankfully the tribe scared them off in the end.

What do you think about this uncontacted tribe?