Loggers were killed last year after entering Mashco Piro territory in Peru's Amazon, with Indigenous leaders warning that ...

The Mashco Piro have chosen to be cut off from the world for more than a century. They hunt with long bows and arrows, relying on the Amazonian rainforest for everything they need. "They started ...

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One of the largest known uncontacted tribes on the planet has had recent interactions with outsiders, prompting concerns among activists that the extremely isolated society is in grave jeopardy. “It ...

Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 2001, Washington ...