They've lived in complete isolation from the modern world for centuries. But now, for the second time six weeks, a group of previously-unknown indigenous Indians emerged from the forest along the Peru-Brazil border. As their ancestral homeland is threatened, we meet a man who is often the first outsider to make contact with such indigenous peoples and find out what governments are doing to protect their rights.
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2007-09-17/emergence-uncontacted-tribes-rebroadcast
The Emergence of Uncontacted Tribes (Rebroadcast)
Listen Monday, Sep. 17, 2007 at 1:35 p.m. in Environment, Politics, SocietyGuests
Ari Hershowitz
Director, BioGems Projects, Latin America, Natural Resources Defense Council
Jonathan Mazower
Campaigns Coordinator, Survival International
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