http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/...tribeconfirmed
From the article:
"Brazilian officials have confirmed the existence of approximately 200 Indians who live in the western Amazon with no contact with the outside world.
"This uncontacted tribe is not "lost" or unknown, according to tribal advocacy group Survival International. In fact, about 2,000 uncontacted Indians are suspected to live in the Javari Valley where the tribe's homes were seen from the air. But confirming the tribe's existence enables government authorities to monitor the area and protect the tribe's way of life.
"In 2008, Survival International released photos of another uncontacted tribe near the Brazil-Peru border. The striking images revealed men aiming arrows skyward at the plane photographing them."
Doesn't this help to put things a bit more into perspective? It's a big world and humans are still a very young species. We must be like aliens to these isolated Indians, as they are pointing their arrows at our modern, loud giant metallic birds.
In other news, Firefox does not seem to recognize "uncontacted" as grammatically correct.