Many simply wish to be left alone while others have fled into hiding many years ago after violent encounters with the outside world. WHAT CONTACT DO THEY HAVE WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD?ĭespite being described as uncontacted people, such groups do in fact all have a history of contact, whether from past exploitation or simply seeing a plane or helicopter flying overhead. Many perform rituals using hallucinogenic drugs prepared from the bark of the virola tree to see the spirits. He appeared to have lived alone in Brazil's Amazon for 22 years.Īmazonian tribes have belief system sees the rainforest as the home of spiritual life, with every flower, plant and animal containing its own spirits. In this 2011 video frame released by Brazil's National Indian Foundation, an uncontacted indigenous man is seen amid the forest, in Rondonia, Brazil.
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