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DESCRIPTION:The film shows an uncontacted tribe in the Brazilian Amazon, in never 
 before seen detail. The BBC film crew used HD cameras and state-of-the-art 
 techniques from a distance of over half a mile to capture the footage.  
 \n\nMovie star Gillian Anderson has launched Survival International’s 
 urgent campaign to protect uncontacted tribes from extinction, narrating an 
 extraordinary film using the BBC footage.\n\nMs Anderson said, ‘What 
 comes across very powerfully from this amazing footage is how healthy and 
 confident these people appear. I hope they can be left alone – but that 
 will only happen if the loggers are stopped.’\n\nThe tribe, who live near 
 the Brazil-Peru border, are threatened by illegal logging on the Peruvian 
 side.\n\nMore than two million people have already watched Survival’s 
 film online. Photos of the tribe, released by Survival in January with the 
 authorization of Brazil’s Indian Affairs Department, made newspaper 
 headlines worldwide.\n\nThe Peruvian authorities have announced that they 
 will work together with Brazil to curb illegal logging on the land of 
 uncontacted tribes.\n\nThe film shows a thriving and healthy tribe, with 
 baskets of manioc and papaya, banana plants and vegetable gardens. Men, 
 women and children look curiously, but without panic, up to the 
 plane.\n\nThey are one of many uncontacted tribes in the Amazon region. 
 Illegal loggers, ranchers and oil companies are endangering the tribes 
 through deforestation, and risk exposing them to diseases to which they 
 have no immunity.\n\nTess Thackara, coordinator of Survival International 
 USA, said today, ‘The beautiful, breathtaking Human Planet footage allows 
 us a tiny window on the lives of an uncontacted tribe. Watching it is quite 
 overwhelming, and amazing numbers of people who have seen it have been 
 moved to take action to protect uncontacted tribes.’\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/04/15/18677253.php
SUMMARY:Endangered uncontacted tribe to feature on Discovery Channel
LOCATION:The Discovery Channel will show unique footage of an uncontacted tribe on 
 Sunday, April 17 (9pm, ET and PT) in the Grasslands and Jungles episode of 
 the new, groundbreaking show Human Planet.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/04/15/18677253.php
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