[valve bouncer]

http://www.theage.com.au/world/brazil-reports-sighting-of-uncontacted-amazon-tribe-20080530-2jqd.html

One of Brazil's last uncontacted Indian tribes has been spotted in the far western Amazon jungle near the Peruvian border, the National Indian Foundation said today.

The Indians were sighted in an Ethno-Environmental Protected Area along the Envira River in flights over remote Acre state, said the government foundation, known as Funai.

Can't help thinking that the "world" doesn't really need to know about this.
Wonder how long it'll be before the mobile phone salesmen get there?

 

[N8 v2.0]

they prolly get better cell reception than i do here...

 

[Westy]

What if they don't have the jesus?

They'll all be damned.

We should invade.

 

[H8R]

http://www.theage.com.au/world/brazil-reports-sighting-of-uncontacted-amazon-tribe-20080530-2jqd.html

Can't help thinking that the "world" doesn't really need to know about this.
Wonder how long it'll be before the mobile phone salesmen get there?

I can already hear the ad execs warming up:

"Just imagine their first sip of Mountain Dew..."

 

[sanjuro]

What if they don't have the jesus?

They'll all be damned.

We should invade.

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2936119&postcount=12

 

[stinkyboy]

Might be some decent singletrack. Who's up for a roadtrip?

 

[reflux]

I put the over/under for the arrival of Christian Missionaries at 12 hours....









ago.

 

[X3pilot]

Did I see a sign for a Coming Soon Starbucks sign in lower left corner?

 

[N8 v2.0]

 

[$tinkle]

I put the over/under for the arrival of Christian Missionaries at 12 hours....

and cia 12 after that

i say we send in barney stinson to ask if they like magic

 

[Jimmy_Pop]

they are fat and come in funny colors. yay, new minority groups.

can i get an 8 week old red one ? paypal ok?

 

[JohnE]

I hope the missonairies end up in a stew pot...

 

[Spero]

they are fat and come in funny colors. yay, new minority groups.

can i get an 8 week old red one ? paypal ok?

I think Oprah and Angelina beat you to it already. They'll be out of stock for a while.

Although, for a limited time only, if you purchase a rubber tree you'll receive a free poison dart frog tipped arrow to the sternum.

 

[manimal]

hmm, i didn't realize brazil has housing projects.

 

[scrider]

Someone should drop a coke bottle in the village...

 

[reflux]

Someone should drop a coke bottle in the village...

Pseudo deja vu

As a child, I can swear that I once watched a cartoon where an untouched civilization was introduced to bottle caps. As you can guess, they became the new currency and their society was completely destroyed as a result.

 

[scrider]

Or the gods must be crazy..
J

 

[Serial Midget]

I say we send missionaries and condoms.

 

[N8 v2.0]

Or the gods must be crazy..
J

one of the funniest flix ever!

 

[$tinkle]

just got back from watching another african flick tonight: the devil came on horseback

it's the opposite of gods must be crazy

 

[ire]

Can you imagine how scary it was to see a flying machine? My favorite photo is the one N 8 posted. I feel bad for them, untouched for hundreds (maybe thousands) of years, and now we'll send people in there and f*ck it all up. Maybe they'll get a $100 laptop

 

[valve bouncer]

Can you imagine how scary it was to see a flying machine? My favorite photo is the one N 8 posted. I feel bad for them, untouched for hundreds (maybe thousands) of years, and now we'll send people in there and f*ck it all up. Maybe they'll get a $100 laptop

I don't think uncontacted necessarily means that they were unaware of the existence of a wider world. It's most likely they have had contact with other "contacted" tribes.
This article reminded me of the story of a group of Aborigines in Australia, the Pintupi Nine. Their first contact ocurred only in 1984. I remember when they were "discovered". Remarkable.

 

[zahgurim]

Those aren't natives... it's the brown guys' weekend getaway.

 

[dancorley]

maybe they have some sweet downhill runs that need cleaned up and we can help them put some lifts in and develop an Amazon Factory Jungle team to represent on the world cup circuit!

 

[N8 v2.0]

Hoax0rz!!!1111

http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/91536

 

[ire]

Hoax0rz!!!1111

http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/91536

I've been had! and all it took was some red paint and a bow and arrow

 

[narlus]

what that photographer showed was the Yanamamo's version of Survivor: Amazon