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Uncontacted Amazonian tribe

A tribe in the middle of the Brazilian Amazon is one of the

most remote in the world. Recently discovered, so little is
known about the tribe that they don’t even have a name
yet - and the only reason they’ve been found is due to drug
traffickers and deforestation encroaching on their village.

Although it appears the tribe’s contact even with other

tribes in the region is limited, they do, apparently, share
the Pano language with them - but with a previously
unknown dialect. Aside from that, we know that they live
in large, thatched huts - implying that more than just the
nuclear family inhabits them - and that their primary food
sources are crops such as bananas, corn, and peanuts.

Sami

Native to Sápmi, a region encompassing parts of the

northernmost areas of Sweden, Norway, Finland, and
Russia, the Sami are Scandinavia’s only official indigenous
people.

They have practiced a number of livelihoods over the

years, focusing on fur trapping, sheep herding, and fishing,
though they are perhaps best known for reindeer herding.
They rely on reindeer not only for sustenance, but utilize
their hides for clothing and shelter as well (see picture).
Their language, Sami, is still spoken as a mother tongue
by the majority of the people, and it is likewise retained as
a first language in many schools in the far north, as well as
at Sami University College.

Canada’s Inuits
Canada’s Inuits are among the oldest-known peoples,
being traced back as many as 20,000 years ago. Not only
this, but they have survived all those years in one of the
harshest environments in the world: the northernmost
reaches of Canada, with long daylight hours with moderate
temperatures in the summer, to winters of near-constant
darkness and below-freezing temperatures. Most of their
livelihood is made through hunting sea mammals like seals
as well as whaling and fishing -and their prowess here is
well-known. Families live together as their own
ecosystems, with each member taking on specific tasks for
the benefit of all. Moreover, Inuits were always more
technologically advanced than any of their neighbors; that
is, until North America was colonized.

Source: http://www.buzzfeed.com/bbcamerica/the-5-most-secluded-cultures-in-the-world-2rld

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