Thursday, June 5, 2008

Native Sons


Isolated Indians #1
Originally uploaded by Critical Todd

Peru is going to do the right thing (I hope). Photos of heretofore unknown Amazonians has gotten people's attention. According to the BBC:

Authorities in Peru are to take measures to protect some of the last indigenous tribes to have avoided contact with the outside world.

They have promised to stop loggers encroaching on their land near the Brazilian border.

The announcement comes after photographs of an isolated tribe taken near the border with Peru were circulated around the world.

Thankfully, we don't have to wonder would have happened (probably nothing good) if the pictures hadn't been taken and subsequently distributed through these world wide webs of ours. Sometimes, I do love the internet.