Can they survive?

[eelgrass]

It seems there is a tribe of natives in Brazil called the Awa Tribe

http://news.yahoo.com/worlds-most-threatened-tribe-saved-132402571.html

Can world's 'most threatened' tribe be saved?

A new international campaign hopes to save a group of people who have been dubbed "the most threatened tribe in the world" ? the Aw? tribe of Brazil ? from encroaching outsiders who are gobbling up their land.

The Aw? live in the Brazilian state of Maranh?o on lands set aside for their hunter-gatherer lifestyle. But according to the tribal advocacy group Survival International, which is leading the new campaign, the tribe is increasingly under threat by illegal settlement and logging on their lands. One reserve set aside for the tribe, the Aw? Territory, is one-third deforested, its trees stripped by illegal logging operations, some with sawmills operating only miles from Aw? land.

"When the forest is destroyed, they either flee or they simply die," said Survival's field director Fiona Watson, who has worked with and interviewed many of the 360 surviving Aw? who are in contact with society. On her last visit, she told LiveScience, "They were saying to me, 'We're suffering from hunger now.'"

Here's an idea. Sell some timber, buy a tractor and plant a garden and maybe you won't die.

The entire tribe must be liberal Democrats.

Eel

 

[nickman]

Sort of like those people in Africa who live year after year, after year, in a place where drought is a constant problem.

Hello! Move to where some water is! What are you thinking?

Those tribesmen in South America are running short of tarantulas and monkey nuts to eat,......plant some "taters, for Pete's sake!

Besides, I thought that was what missionaries were for, to bring these "heathens" into the fold, so to speak.

Teach them about the "better" way.....boxer shorts, microwave meals, cell phones, pizza delivery and WalMarts' with McDonalds inside!..... WTF?

Look how well all this modern stuff worked for the Native Americans' in our part of the world over the past 300 years, since we began "needing some logs".

#### PLEASE NOTE THE SARCASM ####

"I could eat a bowl of Alphabet Soup and
sh!t a better argument than that!"

 

[tailchasers]

Good thing they don't live in the US or they'd be include with the Endangered Species Act.

As much as I hate seeing these people forced into a realm they are likely not to survive in they are being forced to evolve or lose their exsistance. Sad. But this is the facts of the world we live in. Evolve or die. Fight and you will die. Either way they loose. And for what? The sprawling of humanity?



"Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway."

 

[NVBighorn]

Thats hot.

TUCC

 

[kingfish]

So much for evolution????


Government doesn't fix anything and has spent trillions proving it!!!
Let's face it...After Monday and Tuesday, even the calender says WTF!

 

[overton]

+1 what Eel wrote.

 

[ShowThemToMe]

>So much for evolution????
>
>
>Government doesn't fix anything and has
>spent trillions proving it!!!
>Let's face it...After Monday and Tuesday,
>even the calender says WTF!
>

HELL SAKES king!

Everybody knows We don't all Evolute at the same Pace!

[font color=red size=redsize=18"face"]SHOW THEM TO ME![/font]
If You Love Your Country,SHOW THEM TO ME!




It's been a long hard ride
Got a ways to go
But this is still the place
That we all call home

 

[manny53]

quote'When the forest is destroyed, they either flee or they simply die," said Survival's field director Fiona Watson, who has worked with and interviewed many of the 360 surviving Aw? who are in contact with society. On her last visit, she told LiveScience, "They were saying to me, 'We're suffering from hunger now.'"


so....were they eating the tree's.... educate them!

 

[feddoc]

There is too much skin showing in this post.

 

[overton]

>There is too much skin showing
>in this post.





Same as what feddoc wrote.

 

[LESGO54]

>It seems there is a tribe
>of natives in Brazil called
>the Awa Tribe
>
>http://news.yahoo.com/worlds-most-threatened-tribe-saved-132402571.html
>
>Can world's 'most threatened' tribe be
>saved?
>
>A new international campaign hopes to
>save a group of people
>who have been dubbed "the
>most threatened tribe in the
>world" ? the Aw? tribe
>of Brazil ? from encroaching
>outsiders who are gobbling up
>their land.
>
>The Aw? live in the Brazilian
>state of Maranh?o on lands
>set aside for their hunter-gatherer
>lifestyle. But according to the
>tribal advocacy group Survival International,
>which is leading the new
>campaign, the tribe is increasingly
>under threat by illegal settlement
>and logging on their lands.
>One reserve set aside for
>the tribe, the Aw? Territory,
>is one-third deforested, its trees
>stripped by illegal logging operations,
>some with sawmills operating only
>miles from Aw? land.
>
>"When the forest is destroyed, they
>either flee or they simply
>die," said Survival's field director
>Fiona Watson, who has worked
>with and interviewed many of
>the 360 surviving Aw? who
>are in contact with society.
>On her last visit, she
>told LiveScience, "They were saying
>to me, 'We're suffering from
>hunger now.'"
>
>

>
>Here's an idea. Sell some timber,
>buy a tractor and plant
>a garden and maybe you
>won't die.
>
>The entire tribe must be liberal
>Democrats.
>
>Eel



sounds to me like they want an american hand out. and im sure our gubment will give them a few billion

 

[tailchasers]

Maybe a casino?

"Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway."

 

[eldorado]

It would be a travesty for any people to lose a way of life that in the process robs them of their dignity, identity, and humanity. The Awa like all other people have a basic fundamental right to be themselves and that should be strongly respected and defended.

Eldorado

 

[BuckSnort]

^^^ Joan of Arc

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[boleneblues]

this isnt evolution. this is greed and disregard for the rights of others. they are obviously a peaceful race that is being abused and taken advantage of by a bunch of loosers who prey on the weak. I say nuke those bums.

 

[NVBighorn]

>this isnt evolution. this is greed
>and disregard for the rights
>of others. they are obviously
>a peaceful race that is
>being abused and taken advantage
>of by a bunch of
>loosers who prey on the
>weak. I say nuke
>those bums.


Sounds a little like the European exploration and settlement of North America. Shoulda nuked them too.

To the victor goes the spoils...

 

[CAforkedhorn]

"It would be a travesty for any people to lose a way of life that in the process robs them of their dignity, identity, and humanity. The Awa like all other people have a basic fundamental right to be themselves and that should be strongly respected and defended."

Eldorado



LMMFAO! Really? There is 6 f**king billion people on this planet. What if everyone wanted their own little forest to live in? You know what, my ancestors owned forest land and I always grew up hunting and fishing so give me my 50,000 acres of prime hunting and fishing land so I can get back to my way of life. Are you cool with that?


Give them alcohol and a casino and they'll ask you what the hell a tree is.

 

[B_F_E]

Posts like this is the only reason I come back here occationally, ...thanks Eel.

 

[slickrock]

LAST EDITED ON Apr-30-12 AT 08:30PM (MST)[p]What would Manny do?

We already know Zim would take her for a bike ride.

Slick


"The Road goes on forever & the Party never Ends"

 

[NMPaul]

>LAST EDITED ON Apr-30-12
>AT 08:30?PM (MST)
>
>What would Manny do?
>
>We already know Zim would take
>her for a bike ride.
>
>
LMAO!!!!!!!!! Where is Zim?