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<DIV>Greetings Don Osborn et al: The dilemma is not whether to leave the
isolated peoples to their fate or not, the dilemma is the seemingly inherent
nature of humankind's inability to not interfere with anything that exists
in a natural condition. This peculiarity is easily noted;
tell someone to not touch something, the moment your back is turned,
they <EM>will </EM>touch it. As a native person however, there exists
a mentality within certain cultures and groups that has
continually perplexed me. To cite as to what I have speaks of
here, in "my" area of the Great Lakes, when the first Europeans
arrived, they saw the wolf as part of a grand primeval scheme to
prevent the advancement in bettering their idea of what life should
be. By 1940, the wolf was nearly extinct along with the wanton
clear cutting of the
virgin timber. The Lake States actually had
"licensed" hunters to eradicate the wolf thereby making "life safe" and to
improve the deer herd for the benefit of the annual deer
hunt and hunters so that they can "reconnect" with their
"roots". Recently, the wolf population has made a comeback, but of course
it now poses a perceived "threat" and therefore needs regulation so
everyone will feel safe on their ATVs and snowmobiles whilst in
the "wilds", not to mention, a few farmers complaining that the
wolf might just kill a calf. Referencing Don Osborn's
"pardon for the dumb question", rather let us refer to it as a thought
incomplete. It would seem to me, no peoples ever existed without contact
with others, certainly, indigenous people continually interact with
each other. No one is isolated. As to the second part of the
question, if that area of the rainforest is presently "untouched" and
these natives dwelling there have successfully retained their lifestyle, then
currently in this condition how can it "still [be] an area dominated by
people from [the] dominant cultures" save for Brazil or Peru's claim to a
"non-discovery", ah but then the chainsaw, yes! Regardless of
the quaintness of John Noble Wilford's article in the NY Times, especially
written from perhaps a high-rise, on the plight of these people, it all
comes back to the original theory of <STRONG>don't
touch it</STRONG>. You can now be assured with all the
publicity that these "poor natives" will now need to be rescued and saved,
most of all, their souls, and brought forth to share in the fruits of what all
modern life has to offer, <EM>please! </EM>This occurred with my people,
and man, well.....no need to go there, now is there? After all, I can
speak only for myself. <EM> </EM>Cheers<EM>, </EM>Earl
Otchingwanigan</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A title=mailto:dzo@BISHARAT.NET
href="mailto:dzo@BISHARAT.NET">Don Osborn</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=mailto:ILAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
href="mailto:ILAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU">ILAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, June 08, 2008 7:53 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [ILAT] "Twilight for the Forest
People"</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>FYI… The article frames a dilemma in terms of “whether to
leave them [isolated peoples] to their fate or to assimilate them into the
larger world before they are extinguished.” I assume the range of options is
not quite that simple. Pardon the dumb question, but are indigenous groups of
any sort involved in initial contacts, or is this still an area dominated by
people from the dominant cultures?<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Twilight for the Forest People<o:p></o:p></P>
<P
class=MsoNormal>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/08/weekinreview/08wilford.html<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Published: June 8, 2008<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>The world is closing in on the few remaining people who
live in such remote isolation as to seem not of this world.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>…<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>A reminder of their situation came recently with the
publication of aerial photographs of the encampment of a tribe in the upper
reaches of the Amazon River in Brazil, near the border with Peru. The pictures
showed a line of neat huts and people looking up at the small airplane. Two
men, their faces and bodies painted red, raised bows and arrows as a pointed
warning to the intruder.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>As survivors whose continued survival is very much in
doubt, these last primitive tribes hidden away in the planet’s most remote
reaches pose a dilemma for their would-be protectors: whether to leave them to
their fate or to assimilate them into the larger world before they are
extinguished.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Neither course promises a happy ending.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>If they remain isolated, these populations may cling to
their way of life a little longer. Some have moved deeper into the rainforest,
away from encroaching loggers and oil prospectors. But the bulldozers and saws
seem destined to end their solitude.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>If they are removed and survive the exposure to diseases
they have never encountered, it is likely that the unique knowledge and
beliefs that define them, the spirit of their life, will probably slip
away.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>The Brazilian government’s National Indian Foundation,
Funai, came upon the encampment as it was making one of its regular patrols of
the scattered settlements of tribes in the State of Acre who are thought to
have had little direct contact with the outside world. The picture-taking
plane had no intention of landing: it was only checking the location and
apparent well-being of the people.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Survival International, a London-based organization
supporting the cause of struggling indigenous people, estimates that at least
100 similarly isolated tribes remain in the world, about half of them in
Brazil and Peru.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>…<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
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