Avatar....romanticized visions of Indigenous inhabitants...
Watching this video, I felt too much like a spectator of these people rather than seeing them as my fellow human beings. The video portrays the people in an 'avatar-like' way as some of you pointed out... I hope we can keep these people humanized instead of dehumanizing them...In much of history, those in power have dehumanized people which justified subjecting them to various oppressions (taking land, culture, assimilation, anihilation, etc....)
By publicizing this group of people it is the hope that the lands they inhabit will become internationally protected and they will be left alone.
Hopefully the 'curious' can stay away! There are few people left on earth who have not been colonized and industrialized...we need to learn from history and realize that contact may not be in the interest of these people (disease, loss of culture, death, extinction).
A few of you wanted to sign the petition so here it is. You can click the link at the bottom of the video. I'm impressed with your desire to take action regarding these people! Your voices are powerful!
Here is an interesting link:
http://www.survivalinternational.org/
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