(http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/2008/WORLD/americas/05/30/brazil.tribes/art.amazon.tribe.ap.jpg) (http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/2008/WORLD/americas/05/30/brazil.tribes/art.warriors.ap.jpg)
Indians are photographed during an overflight in May 2008, as they react to the overflight at their camp
(CNN) --
Taken from a small airplane, the photos show men outside thatched communal huts, necks craned upward, pointing bows toward the air in a remote corner of the Amazonian rainforest.
The National Indian Foundation, a government agency in Brazil, published the photos Thursday on its Web site. It tracks "uncontacted tribes" -- indigenous groups that are thought to have had no contact with outsiders -- and seeks to protect them from encroachment.
More than 100 uncontacted tribes remain worldwide, and about half live in the remote reaches of the Amazonian rainforest in Peru or Brazil, near the recently photographed tribe, according to Survival International, a nonprofit group that advocates for the rights of indigenous people.
"All are in grave danger of being forced off their land, killed or decimated by new diseases," the organization said Thursday.
Illegal logging in Peru is threatening several uncontacted groups, pushing them over the border with Brazil and toward potential conflicts with about 500 uncontacted Indians living on the Brazilian side, Survival International said.
Its director, Stephen Cory, said the new photographs highlight the need to protect uncontacted people from intrusion by the outside world.
"These pictures are further evidence that uncontacted tribes really do exist," Cory said in a statement. "The world needs to wake up to this, and ensure that their territory is protected in accordance with international law. Otherwise, they will soon be made extinct."
The photos released Thursday show men who look strong and healthy, the Brazilian government said. They and their relatives apparently live in six communal shelters known as malocas, according to the government, which has tracked at least four uncontacted groups in the region for the last 20 years.
The photos were taken during 20 hours of flights conducted between April 28 and May 2.
That's pretty damn cool.
Weird to think about...
april fools
Thats me in the pic.
It was a 24/7 outdoor rave, the theme being amazon, the LSD being free.
I recall chants of "Kill the flying Demon!!!!" at some stage.
hahahhaha
I'm not at all surprised. seeing as how there are still many tribes with barely any contact with the outside world, there could definitely be those few with no contact at all. maybe they've run into a lone seafarer or explorer at some point, but instead of welcoming him in maybe they killed and ate him - thus no word of them reached the outside world.
I thought that was referred to as Texas?
hahaha
Ry, the king of gif sigs.
hell yeah. I wanna know who that girl is. so I can seek her out and do to her what that guy does.
Hold up...thats my wife.....
well, may I...?
The fact you still asked makes you rad....whanker.
pretty cool pic. nice little village.
(http://multimedia.ekstrabladet.dk/eb/archive/00344/Brazil_Uncontacted__344883d.jpg)
You should see the dance floor.
lol, why are they all orange, then one all black one just walking around?
sorry kids but im pretty sure thats a photoshop job. "the national INDIAN foundation" should have been the first give away
Quote from: Variable on May 30, 2008, 05:55 PM
lol, why are they all orange, then one all black one just walking around?
sorry kids but im pretty sure thats a photoshop job. "the national INDIAN foundation" should have been the first give away
well if it is, then all the major news outlets just got hoaxed since they are all reporting on this lol
lary king could be mooning them out of a helicopter on live TV and I still wouldn't believe those pics.
Quote from: fireflyry on May 30, 2008, 10:06 AM
Thats me in the pic.
It was a 24/7 outdoor rave, the theme being amazon, the LSD being free.
I recall chants of "Kill the flying Demon!!!!" at some stage.
hahaha this is awesome! hahaha. do you write? out of curiosity...
Quote from: fireflyry on May 30, 2008, 01:09 PM
The fact you still asked makes you rad....whanker.
haha
as for those pics, they just showed it on the news here, along with some video footage (in which you only saw the huts). so I believe it.
yeah I actually went to do a bit of research on it and it seems a lot more legit. But for the sake of being stubborn im still saying its fake.
My story is that some guy from the National Indian foundation was mad because him and his organization dont get enough attention. So he photoshoped the pics and gave them to the press to raise awareness or get funding or something. So pretty much this guy is awesome for proving that the US news media is a bunch of morons.
seriously, orange men shooting arrows and airplanes flying overhead? That's like something out of a bad wana be indiana jones movie. No way its real. I believe in uncontacted tribes 100%, just not these pics.
well, how do you expect them to react when they see a fucking helicopter if they're "uncotacted"? wave to it and welcome it down to land? ;)
they were most likely scared shitless. or hungry as fuck and though "damn, that thing must have tons of meat on it".
I want to make it my life's mission to hunt out and find... "uncontacted Indians" YETH!
Quote from: aenemic on May 30, 2008, 10:53 PM
well, how do you expect them to react when they see a fucking helicopter if they're "uncotacted"? wave to it and welcome it down to land? ;)
they were most likely scared shitless. or hungry as fuck and though "damn, that thing must have tons of meat on it".
I would expect them to stare at it confused as fuck. Or run and hide. Any person whos entire survival depends on their ability to hunt with a bow and arrow would know that shooting at a target that is high in the air and moving very fast would be a near impossible shot. I wouldn't expect them to waste their arrows on such a thing.
I wonder how they communicate.... wonder if its like the tribesman from Grandma's Boy... lolz
I dont know, ask Steven Spielberg. The douche that made these pics probably cut and pasted them from one of his flicks that never made it to production.
these pics are real.
you can't possibly be this ignorant.
lol. Ok. If they are then they could make a million doing ads for cheetos.
Quote from: Variable on May 30, 2008, 11:24 PM
Quote from: aenemic on May 30, 2008, 10:53 PM
well, how do you expect them to react when they see a fucking helicopter if they're "uncotacted"? wave to it and welcome it down to land? ;)
they were most likely scared shitless. or hungry as fuck and though "damn, that thing must have tons of meat on it".
I would expect them to stare at it confused as fuck. Or run and hide. Any person whos entire survival depends on their ability to hunt with a bow and arrow would know that shooting at a target that is high in the air and moving very fast would be a near impossible shot. I wouldn't expect them to waste their arrows on such a thing.
the chopper probably wasn't moving at a high speed while they were taking pictures. just a guess. and maybe the tribesmen saw that there were people inside it, and simply tried chasing them away by aiming their bows at them. there's been no mention of arrows being fired.
o rlly?
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's government agreed to release stunning photos of Amazon Indians firing arrows at an airplane so that the world can better understand the threats facing one of the few tribes still living in near-total isolation from civilization, officials said Friday.
So right there it says they were firing arrows, and at an airplane not a helicopter.
it also says that they have had contact with westerners before. So they should know a thing or two about the outside world. I doubt thats the first time they saw an airplane..........If they are real that is
10 bucks says 2pac lives with that tribe
(http://www.thehammer.ca/content/2003/1203/images/tupac_album.jpg)
Quote from: Fireal1222 on Jun 02, 2008, 12:39 AM
10 bucks says 2pac lives with that tribe
im pretty sure that "the national Indian Foundation" would say that if they thought it would get them more attention - funding.
lol, now that was funny
All this fucking flying over them, taking pictures and shit. How about they drop them some supplies of fucking electricity and internets and shit. Toss some fucking McDonald's out to 'em or something.
Lets send some aid to those fucking n00bs.
haha n00bz0rz
Quote from: ToneDef on Jun 03, 2008, 02:36 AM
All this fucking flying over them, taking pictures and shit. How about they drop them some supplies of fucking electricity and internets and shit. Toss some fucking McDonald's out to 'em or something.
Lets send some aid to those fucking n00bs.
yeah for some reason they think its more humane to just leave them out there chewing on sticks without modern medicine or aid.
If I lived there I would refuse to pay taxes until those mother fuckers started paying too.
::)
yeah yeah, ignorant me. How insensitive. You would probably hug the world until you smothered it and it died. ::) yourself
CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH
so this is now being reported as a hoax, just as i predicted :)
really? proof?
http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/91536/;_ylt=Aj8fmmCodP_Dj4ivmfdoHUrXn414 (http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/91536/;_ylt=Aj8fmmCodP_Dj4ivmfdoHUrXn414)
^^heres the proof. it was basically some guy trying to bring awareness to the effects of deforestation
Oh well, it worked. Everyone knows
well, it wasn't a complete lie. the photos are still of a real tribe, and their reactions towards them helicopter seem real. the difference is that we've known about this tribe for almost 100 years already.
Yep, it's still interesting as hell.
Quote from: goldpony on Jun 24, 2008, 09:05 PM
http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/91536/;_ylt=Aj8fmmCodP_Dj4ivmfdoHUrXn414 (http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/91536/;_ylt=Aj8fmmCodP_Dj4ivmfdoHUrXn414)
^^heres the proof. it was basically some guy trying to bring awareness to the effects of deforestation
ahahahahahaha FUCK all of you who called me an idiot and stupid for saying that in the first place.
i wonder if any SL members are from that tribe
Quote from: Variable on May 30, 2008, 10:48 PM
My story is that some guy from the National Indian foundation was mad because him and his organization dont get enough attention. So he photoshoped the pics and gave them to the press to raise awareness or get funding or something. So pretty much this guy is awesome for proving that the US news media is a bunch of morons.
seriously, orange men shooting arrows and airplanes flying overhead? That's like something out of a bad wana be indiana jones movie. No way its real. I believe in uncontacted tribes 100%, just not these pics.
Quote from: Azwethinkweiz on May 30, 2008, 11:30 PM
these pics are real.
you can't possibly be this ignorant.
ahahahahahahaha
yea but this was obvious. Of course we know there are wild tribes living in the amazon and elsewhere, since when was that up for debate? This is just about media manipulation. If every news source starts talking about the dangers of coffee one day, then all of sudden there is a worldwide coffee crisis. They are turning our heads to look in whatever direction they want us to, so that they can sell some line of products or ideals and further their control of your minds
Quote from: Variable on Jun 26, 2008, 01:59 AM
Quote from: Variable on May 30, 2008, 10:48 PM
My story is that some guy from the National Indian foundation was mad because him and his organization dont get enough attention. So he photoshoped the pics and gave them to the press to raise awareness or get funding or something. So pretty much this guy is awesome for proving that the US news media is a bunch of morons.
seriously, orange men shooting arrows and airplanes flying overhead? That's like something out of a bad wana be indiana jones movie. No way its real. I believe in uncontacted tribes 100%, just not these pics.
Quote from: Azwethinkweiz on May 30, 2008, 11:30 PM
these pics are real.
you can't possibly be this ignorant.
ahahahahahahaha
why are you laughing? the tribes are real. they've just been around longer than mentioned first.
Because that whole situation was exactly as I said. Some douche that made fake pics and a fake story to get attention and funding. I straight up said that I believe in uncontacted tribes 100%. But that I didn't buy those pics or the story. And it all happened exactly how I said, and you called me ignorant for saying it. I still dont buy those pics either. They got videos of their huts but couldn't get videos of them shooting arrows at the plane? No, they were photoshopped into the pre existing scene. The point is, I was right and you were wrong. So it made me laugh.
im sure it still rings true
Quote from: Variable on Jul 04, 2008, 03:12 AM
im sure it still rings true
You got me there.
I still annoys me when you're right though. Takes all the fun out of it.
How about trying to be wrong sometiimes
Its just not in me to be wrong. Sorry. There are a whole lot of other people on this board who are wrong a lot though. You can get some satisfaction from them.
Quote from: Fireal1222 on Jun 26, 2008, 01:32 AM
i wonder if any SL members are from that tribe
lol, i am!
Quote from: nonesuch on Jul 03, 2008, 02:46 PM
yea but this was obvious. Of course we know there are wild tribes living in the amazon and elsewhere, since when was that up for debate? This is just about media manipulation. If every news source starts talking about the dangers of coffee one day, then all of sudden there is a worldwide coffee crisis. They are turning our heads to look in whatever direction they want us to, so that they can sell some line of products or ideals and further their control of your minds
exploitation is key for ethic
nonesuchofwhat?
there is nonesuch as this
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH! OH OH OH!
Pun intended?