According to the video, the isolated tribe was already getting contact from other people so they really are not extremely isolated, which was the reason for the plea to protect the tribe from the encroachment of others.
Dr. Fumiko Hosokawa, Professor
Dept. of Sociology
SBS C340, X3482
From: citasa-bounces@list.citasa.org [mailto:citasa-bounces@list.citasa.org] On Behalf Of Jesse Kirdahy-Scalia
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Subject: [CITASA] Uncontacted vs Constantly Contacted
A tribe in the Amazon Rainforest remains uncontacted for centuries. Footage of them airs on BBC one night and within 24 hours, every other human on the planet knows about them. The disparities between the extreme isolation of this tribe and the developed world's constant connectedness sort of smacked me in the face after reading and seeing this info:
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/02/uncontacted-tribe-video/
--Jesse
According to the video, the isolated tribe was already getting contact from other people so they really are not extremely isolated, which was the reason for the plea to protect the tribe from the encroachment of others.
Dr. Fumiko Hosokawa, Professor
Dept. of Sociology
SBS C340, X3482
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From: citasa-bounces@list.citasa.org [mailto:citasa-bounces@list.citasa.org] On Behalf Of Jesse Kirdahy-Scalia
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 5:58 PM
To: citasa@list.citasa.org
Subject: [CITASA] Uncontacted vs Constantly Contacted
A tribe in the Amazon Rainforest remains uncontacted for centuries. Footage of them airs on BBC one night and within 24 hours, every other human on the planet knows about them. The disparities between the extreme isolation of this tribe and the developed world's constant connectedness sort of smacked me in the face after reading and seeing this info:
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/02/uncontacted-tribe-video/
--Jesse
