The not so undiscovered tribe

I regret to inform you that I have spread misinformation on my blog. Regarding my recent post about the “undiscovered tribe” in the Amazonas, It has now come to my attention through The Guardian, that the existence of this tribe has been known since the beginning of last century. The official from the Brazilian Indian Protection Agency has admitted this to media sources. He chose to perform the fly-by and publish the pictures in order to put pressure on Peru to stop logging in nearby regions. The argument was that the media attention was a valuable leverage to protect them, and worth the intrusion of the fly-by, which, as I suggested it should be, indeed is against the policy of the Agency.

Once again, I can’t help to think that my post had something to do with it, (as in the case with the Burmese Junta’s aid efforts), because the article to me seems like a direct response to my post. It feels good to be right, doesn’t it?

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