Star Trek has always been...inelegant, to put it politely...when it comes to Indigenous people of our own planet and the issues of colonialism they had historically, have modernly, and will have still in the future (apparently), so maybe the franchise should never ever touch upon this, but I always wonder how uncontacted tribes and peoples fit in with the whole Global Unity aspect of post-First Contact Earth. It's stated in TNG that the planet of Kespryt would be the first planet admitted to the Federation that wasn't a united people/planet, comparing it to a hypothetical situation where Australia doesn't join the rest of Earth in the Federation. So like. Do the Sentinelese know about warp drive and other life forms off Earth? Did they even survive World War Three and its global devastation? Did the rest of Earth barge in on them once we had the cure for any disease they had no prior exposure to? Do they ever see shuttles in the sky and have no point of reference for what they are?
But also this is the franchise who had Chakotay being written on the word of a race racefaking white guy and where almost all Native Americans live on their own planet now and the Federation attempts to forcibly displace them "for their own good" and ooof when it comes to TOS and their depiction of Native Americans so like...
In May 2024, Indigenous organizations in Peru’s Amazon achieved a milestone in a campaign that lasted for almost two decades. Indigenous peo
"The Sierra del Divisor Occidental Indigenous Reserve, created in May 2024, spans over half a million hectares (over 1.2 million acres) in the Peruvian departments of Ucayali and Loreto.
The Indigenous People’s Regional Organization of the Eastern Amazon (ORPIO) described the creation of the reserve as a victory — not only for the Indigenous people who call it home, but also for those who defend human rights and the environment in Peru.
Indigenous activists say the government must now create a protection plan for the reserve in order to guarantee not only the protection of Indigenous people living in isolation and initial contact, but also to support the communities surrounding the reserve in fulfilling their basic needs.
In May 2024, Indigenous organizations in Peru’s Amazon achieved a milestone in a campaign that lasted for almost two decades. Indigenous peoples living in isolation and initial contact (PIACI) will be protected within the recently declared Sierra del Divisor Occidental Indigenous Reserve, a territory they’ve long inhabited — and place where they have historically faced pressures that threaten their existence.
The Indigenous reserve spans 515,114 hectares (over 1.2 million acres) in the Peruvian departments of Ucayali and Loreto. The Peruvian government officially recognized several isolated Indigenous communities that will be protected within the reserve: the Remo (or Isconahua), the Mayoruna (Matsé and Matís), and the Kapanawa.
“We are going to pay attention and fight for the defense of our PIACI brothers and their rights. We want this wonder of the human race, which still exists in this corner of the world in which we live, to be respected for decades,” said Apu Beltrán Sandi Tuituy, the president of the Indigenous People’s Regional Organization of the Eastern Amazon (ORPIO). ORPIO is a collection of 40 Peruvian Indigenous federations and is one of the Indigenous organizations that promoted the creation of the reserve.
In 2005, the Federation of Native Communities of Lower Ucayali (FECONBU), with support from the Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest (AIDESEP), began the process for officially recognizing the Indigenous reserve. However, it wasn’t until 2018 that the Multisectoral Commission of Law #27836 — also known as PIACI Law — approved the Preliminary Recognition Study. This study obtains scientific evidence confirming the existence of isolated or recently contacted peoples. The Supreme Decree, which declared the recognition of these particular communities living in isolation, was published in 2019.
A new decree, published on May 22, 2024, states that the goal of the reserve’s declaration is to protect the rights, territory, and conditions that will ensure the existence and integrity of the Indigenous people living in isolation. This includes the use and management of natural resources for their survival.
“The creation of the Sierra del Divisor Occidental Indigenous Reserve represents a victory — not only for the PIACI, but also for those who defend human rights and the environment in Peru. It is a testament to the resilience and strength of the Indigenous communities and a reminder of the importance of protecting and preserving ancestral territories,” said ORPIO."
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Rare footage of uncontacted tribe highlights threat to Amazon forest
The footage was filmed by a member of a neighbouring tribal group campaigning to protect the region's isolated indigenous people.
Rare video of uncontacted members of Brazil's Awa Amazon tribe has emerged, as activists warn of growing threats to this tribe from loggers who are nearing their traditional hunting ground.
The footage was taken in the northern state of Maranhao and shows a man holding a large knife in the rainforest.
He holds up the blade to his face before looking towards the person filming him.
The footage was taken by Flay Guajajara, a member of the nearby Guajajara tribe, another tribal group from the Amazon which has campaigned to protect the isolated indigenous people of the region.
He says the destruction of the Amazon is a "reality" and the consequences are "very serious".
The killing of a Christian missionary last year focused global attention on the uncontacted Sentinelese tribe in India. Here at Roundtable it got us talking - what do we know about the world's uncontacted tribes? Why do they remain isolated? And is there ever a responsible way to contact the uncontacted? Joining us on skype from Santa Barbara, California is Anthropologist Professor Michael Gurven, and from Boston, Professor Daniel Everett - American linguist and author best known for his study of the Amazon Basin's Pirahã people and their language. Here in the studio is Sarah Shenker, Senior Campaigner for Survival International and Sue Cunningham, Trustee of Tribes Alive. Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge.
Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.
‘Uncontacted’ Amazon Tribe Members Are Reported Killed in Brazil
SÃO PAULO, Brazil — They were members of an uncontacted tribe gathering eggs along the river in a remote part of the Amazon. Then, it appears, they had the bad luck of running into gold miners.
Now, federal prosecutors in Brazil have opened an investigation into the reported massacre of about 10 members of the tribe, the latest evidence that threats to endangered indigenous groups are on the rise in the country.
The Brazilian agency on indigenous affairs, Funai, said it had lodged a complaint with the prosecutor’s office in the state of Amazonas after the gold miners went to a bar in a near the border with Colombia, and bragged about the killings. They brandished a hand-carved paddle that they said had come from the tribe, the agency said.
“It was crude bar talk,” said Leila Silvia Burger Sotto-Maior, Funai’s coordinator for uncontacted and recently contacted tribes. “They even bragged about cutting up the bodies and throwing them in the river.”
The miners, she said, claimed that “they had to kill them or be killed.”
Survival International, a global indigenous rights group, warned that given the small sizes of the uncontacted Amazon tribes, this latest episode could mean that a significant percentage of a remote ethnic group was wiped out.
“If the investigation confirms the reports, it will be yet another genocidal massacre resulting directly from the Brazilian government’s failure to protect isolated tribes — something that is guaranteed in the Constitution,” said Sarah Shenker, a senior campaigner with the rights group.
With land disputes on the rise in many remote areas of Brazil, indigenous groups, rural workers and land activists have all been targeted by violence. More than 50 people had been killed as of the end of July, compared with 61 in all of 2016, according to the Land Pastoral Commission.
Activists worry that the country’s indigenous groups — and especially the uncontacted tribes — are the most vulnerable when it comes to land disputes.
“When their land is protected, they thrive,” said Ms. Shenker, the rights campaigner. “When their land is invaded, they can be wiped out.”
Survival ambassadors star in new film for rights of world's most vulnerable peoples
Iconic actress, author and activist Gillian Anderson said: “The fight for the rights of uncontacted tribes is such an important struggle. It’s about a fundamental principle: their right to determine their own futures and live as they choose, rather than have the outside world take that right away from them.”
