Tribal Peoples essays

Tribal Peoples essays There are thousands of tribal people on Earth, many of whom have seen their homelands destroyed (for example, Native American Indians), and many of whom are currently threatened with the destruction of, or eviction from, their homeland. This is a serious problem for humanity's collective We will now discuss some case histories, mostly taken from Survival International data (Survival International is a charity whose aim is to protect and conserve tribal lands for indigenous communities). The Aw of Brazil are Brazil's last nomadic tribe, who live in the forests of the Eastern Amazon (www.survival-international.org/awa). These forests, as with much of South America's tropical forest, is being destroyed at an incredible rate, by logging companies, and by large farming conglomerates; as such, the native homeland of the Aw is being lost, meaning that their nomadic lifestyle is threatened, and also that potentially, the Aw themselves are in danger of being wiped out altogether (www.survival-international.org/awa). The Aw turned to a nomadic lifestyle following the European invasions of Brazil, and in recent years have turned to living in villages that have been specially constructed by the Brazilian government, in order to protect themselves against the second wave of destruction wrought by European invaders (www.survival-international.org/awa). Attacks by Western ranchers and settlers against the Aw are well documented, and many of the remaining Aw are survivors of massacres, and are severely traumatized by their experiences (www.survival-international.org/awa). As one Aw individual says, on the Survival webpage, "I hope when my daughter grows up she won't face any of the difficulties I've had. I hope everything will be better for her. I hope she will grow up very healthy. I hope it won't be like in my time" (Ka...