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Judi Lynn

(162,376 posts) Thu Jul 19, 2018, 09:10 PM Jul 2018

Last known survivor of Amazonian tribe killed by farmers is captured felling a tree on camera after

Last known survivor of Amazonian tribe killed by farmers is captured felling a tree on camera after 22 years of living alone in the jungle
Indigenous man is believed to be last member of tribe killed by farmers in 1995
He was captured felling a tree half-naked in the Amazonian state of Rondonia
'Indigenous man in the hole' thought to have lived alone there for past 22 years

By LARA KEAY FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 16:56 EDT, 19 July 2018 | UPDATED: 21:03 EDT, 19 July 2018

Captivating footage has emerged of the last known survivor of an Amazonian tribe murdered by farmers over two decades ago.

Known as 'the indigenous man in the hole', the tribesman has been captured on video by Government officials in the Brazilian state of Rondonia.

He is seen half naked attempting to fell a tree and is thought to have his own papaya and corn plantations that surround his homemade hut made of trees.

Experts first discovered him in the jungle in 1996 and his face was only filmed for the first time in 1998.

More:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5972009/Last-indigenous-man-Amazon-tribe-seen-camera-Rondonia-Brazil.html

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Last known survivor of Amazonian tribe killed by farmers is captured felling a tree on camera after (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jul 2018 OP

Heavens... what a tragic story. hlthe2b Jul 2018 #1

Shades of Ishi Brother Buzz Jul 2018 #2

Wonder if he could have children and keep the blood line alive? Can males pass on the lineage dna? The Wielding Truth Jul 2018 #3

hlthe2b

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1. Heavens... what a tragic story.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Jul 19, 2018, 09:46 PM

Jul 2018

First, "do no harm" seems to be the approach--one with which I agree. But, how damned sad...

Brother Buzz

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2. Shades of Ishi

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Thu Jul 19, 2018, 11:41 PM

Jul 2018

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishi

Ishi (c. 1861 – March 25, 1916) was the last known member of the Native American Yahi people from the state of California in the United States. The Yana were destroyed during the California Genocide in the 19th century. Ishi, who was widely acclaimed as the "last wild Indian" in America, lived most of his life isolated from modern American culture. In 1911, aged 50, he emerged near the foothills of Lassen Peak in Northern California.

The Wielding Truth

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3. Wonder if he could have children and keep the blood line alive? Can males pass on the lineage dna?

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Jul 20, 2018, 11:52 AM

Jul 2018

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