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Drone captures Amazon tribe never seen by 'people from the outside world'

Thatched huts captured by drone.

Life is not just as we 'Westerners' know it, it can be significantly greener, more sustainable and simpler. The drone captured a rare glimpse into a way of life that most people find unimaginable.

This year's heat waves are an issue climate change brought to the public again. A problem we've been dealing with for decades and it has an impact on ours life, it is the result of the consumer model of life, which relies on the constant, unlimited use of energy and materials and our dependence on fossil fuels. Environmentalists have been advocating for a long time possibilities for a more sustainable way of life, if people were ready to slow down and change their lifestyle. In this context, it is good to remember that such (green) way of life already exists on this planet – there are many such examples indigenous people living in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.

Thatched huts captured by drone.
Thatched huts captured by drone.

It's in the drone's lens Funai National Indian Foundation caught their way life. The goal of the expedition is z regular inspections to protect isolated Indians, to assure them their land and rights. During the visit, however, they were caught in the middle daily tasks.

Canoes that are made of hollow logs.
Canoes that are made of hollow logs.

The expedition took place between July 16 and August 1, and they traveled more than 180 kilometers, namely they initially drove to river boats, trucks and motorbikes, and then some more We walked 120 kilometers through the forest, in order to achieve our ultimate goal: a tributary of the Jutaí and Juruazinho rivers in the state of Amazonas.

A spent ax bound with plant fibers.
A spent ax bound with plant fibers.

They found evidence of presence of hunters in several tributaries of the Juruazinho River. This is how they presented it in a series of photos spent axes bound with plant fibers; canoes that are made of hollow thick logs, and thatched huts. But it is the most exciting video tape, which shows the first photos of members of the Amazon tribe, who had no contact with the outside world. The video shows cut down trees in Javary Valley near the border with Peru and tribes walking with spears or sticks in hand.

It is in the region eight indigenous peoples, who have already connected with the 'outside world', and at least eleven others, who have never had contact before.

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