Babawru, a woman in her 40s, along with her mother and sister, believed they would be the last surviving members of the ...
As they advanced in age without a child to carry on the line, many expected the Akuntsu to vanish when the three remaining ...
Three women lived for years as the last members of the Akuntsu people, who were decimated by a government-backed push to develop parts of the Amazon rainforest in the 1970s and ‘80s.
Sao Paulo — Pugapia and her daughters Aiga and Babawru lived for years as the only surviving members of the Akuntsu, an Indigenous people decimated by a government-backed push to develop parts of the ...
Juma Indigenous Territory, Amazonas, BrazilJuma Indigenous Territory, Amazonas, Brazil — At night, in this village near the Assua River in Brazil, the rainforest reverberates. The sound of generators ...
The Mashco-Piro tribe live deep in Peru's Amazon rainforest and are thought to be the world's largest uncontacted tribe ...
An 'uncontactable' tribe hidden deep in the Amazonian rainforest are the most secluded in the world - yet they are facing a ...