Loggers have already killed many of their relatives and forced others out of the forest. And a glance at a satellite photo shows just how much danger they’re in. Survival International Director Stephen Corry said today: “This video is further proof that the uncontacted Awá people really exist. We hope it makes an impact around the world to help protect our people and our forest.” Logging is now rampant in the territory, and loggers’ camps have been spotted close to the uncontacted Awá.Īs part of Survival International’s uncontacted tribes campaign, Survival works with the Guardians and supports their protection of the rainforest.įlay Guajajara of Mídia Índia, who took the footage, said today: “We hope this film produces something positive. Under President Bolsonaro, loggers and ranchers have been emboldened to increase their assault on Indigenous lands. The Guajajara saw them while out hunting, and this video provides proof of their existence. Most have now been contacted, but some are known to live uncontacted in the last significant areas of forest remaining. The Awá have frequently experienced attacks at the hands of loggers. We need the land to be protected for good.” Three of our Guardians have been assassinated.

Olimpio Guajajara, Coordinator of the Guardians of the Amazon, said: “We Guardians are defending our people’s rights, defending the uncontacted Indians, and defending nature for all of us. Many of them have faced death threats, and some have been killed, as a result. The forest in the area is being rapidly destroyed, and Guajajara groups regularly patrol the forests to monitor incursions and evict loggers. Uncontacted Awá in the Amazon © Mídia ÍndiaĮxtraordinary new footage showing some of the most threatened uncontacted peoples in the world ha.

Awa tribe culture