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**gniewkoit** · 01-03-2011, 01:28 AM

Could be recycled pics although heard various sources on the radio this morning reporting the story including NPR and Fox below...

Survival International created a stir in 2008, when it released similar images of the same tribal groups -- images that sparked widespread allegations that the pictures were a hoax. Peru’s President Garcia has publicly suggested uncontacted tribes have been 'invented' by 'environmentalists' opposed to oil exploration in the Amazon, while another spokesperson compared them to the Loch Ness monster, the group explains on its site.

Survival International strongly disputes those allegations, however. A spokeswoman for the group told FoxNews.com that the Brazilian government has an entire division dedicated to helping out uncontacted tribes.

"In fact, there are more than one hundred uncontacted tribes around the world," the group explains.

FoxNews.com - Astonishing Photos of One of Earth's Last Uncontacted Tribes

01-03-2011, 01:28 AM	#7
gniewkoit Join Date Dec 2005 Posts 366 Senior Member	Could be recycled pics although heard various sources on the radio this morning reporting the story including NPR and Fox below... Survival International created a stir in 2008, when it released similar images of the same tribal groups -- images that sparked widespread allegations that the pictures were a hoax. Peru’s President Garcia has publicly suggested uncontacted tribes have been 'invented' by 'environmentalists' opposed to oil exploration in the Amazon, while another spokesperson compared them to the Loch Ness monster, the group explains on its site. Survival International strongly disputes those allegations, however. A spokeswoman for the group told FoxNews.com that the Brazilian government has an entire division dedicated to helping out uncontacted tribes. "In fact, there are more than one hundred uncontacted tribes around the world," the group explains. FoxNews.com - Astonishing Photos of One of Earth's Last Uncontacted Tribes
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