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Members of an uncontacted tribe photographed in 2012 near Feijó in Acre, Brazil. Uncontacted peoples are groups of Indigenous peoples living without sustained contact with neighbouring communities and the world community. Groups who decide to remain uncontacted are referred to as indigenous peoples in voluntary isolation. [1]
Kampa Indigenous Territory and Envira River Isolated Peoples (in Portuguese: Terra Indígena Kampa e Isolados do Rio Envira) is an indigenous territory in Acre State, Brazil, which has been dedicated to uncontacted natives.
With this addition Brazil has now surpassed New Guinea as the country having the largest number of uncontacted peoples. Seven Terras Indígenas (TI) (Reservations) are exclusively reserved for isolated people: TI Alto Tarauacá in Acre – Various tribes. (Isolados do Alto Tarauacá) TI Hi-Merimã in Amazonas – Himerimã. (Isolados do médio ...
Devon Island, in the Canadian North, is the world's largest uninhabited island. Northeast Greenland National Park , which is the world's largest terrestrial protected area, has had a census population of 0 for many years since the only mine in the region closed.
As of 2016, there were 702 Indigenous territories in Brazil, covering 1,172,995 km 2 – 14% of the country's land area. [13] As of 2020, 120 areas were in the formal process of being identified, covering a total of 1,084,049 hectares; 43 had been formally identified (2,179,316 ha); 74 had been formally declared (7,305,639 ha) and 487 had already been formally approved (106,858,319 ha).
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The Awá are an Indigenous people of Brazil living in the Amazon rain forest. There are approximately 350 members, and 100 of them have no contact with the outside world. They are considered highly endangered because of conflicts with logging interests in their territory. [1] The Awá people speak Guajá, a Tupi–Guaraní language. Originally ...
While it is usually regarded as one of the most remote islands on Earth the island is actually only 320 kilometres (200 mi) from Gough Island. The island is instead known as the most remote inhabited island on Earth. Gough Island is uninhabited apart from a weather station with around 6–7 people on it but they are not a permanent population. [1]