Peru in shock move to abolish "uncontacted" tribe's reserve

[Judi Lynn]

Peru in shock move to abolish "uncontacted" tribe's reserve

Submitted by WW4 Report on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 21:22. The survival of the "uncontacted" tribe whose images caused a worldwide sensation in February is in jeopardy, after Peruvian announced plans June 1 to abolish a reserve that protects their territory were exposed.
 The Murunahua reserve, on the Brazilian border, has been repeatedly invaded by illegal loggers in recent years. Following Survival International's release of the photos and footage in February, Peru's government said it would work with the Brazilian authorities to protect the area. But now its indigenous affairs department INDEPA is planning to abolish the Murunahua reserve completely—allegedly because it "does not believe there are uncontacted tribes living there.." (La Republica, June 3; Survival International, June 1)

http://ww4report.com/node/9953

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1. I can't say that I am surprised

For a brief review of the reserves in Peru, see Dr. Dan James Pantone's web-page at http://www.amazon-indians.org/Uncontacted-Amazon-Indians-Peru.html. He has worked years with uncontacted communities and written several reports including for Cultural Survival.