The nearly extinct tribe was discovered in the Amazon forest

The Moxihatetema tribe living in isolation in the Amazon forest must try to protect the territory to counter the threats from illegal gold miners.

According to Generation Voyage, the Moxihatetema tribe was discovered at Yanomami conservation area near the Brazilian and Venezuelan borders in 2015. Maintaining the traditional lifestyle for thousands of years, this tribe could disappear without first protecting the land. the invasion of illegal gold miners.

The houses are built in a large circle called shabono or yano.(Photo: Guilherme Gnipper Trevisan / Hutukara) .

When investigating illegal gold mining activities, the government forces recorded the image of the Moxihatetema tribe in the territory of the Yanomami people. The area has been protected by the government since 1992 and is home to 22,000 people of many small tribes, including at least three tribes isolated from the outside world.

Each shabono is a family home, they make use of the space to make hammocks and store food. It is estimated that in the territory they have discovered about 100 people live. However, the Brazilian government statistics there are about 5,000 illegal gold miners lurking around the area and intent on killing the Moxihatetema tribe. History proves that tribes living in the forest may be in danger when exposed to people from the outside world. They are not immune to serious illnesses, nor are they vulnerable to gold miners.

About 100 people are living.(Photo: Guilherme Gnipper Trevisan / Hutukara).

The Moxihatetema tribe is using polluted water from mercury and gunpowder of illegal gold miners. According to a 2016 report, about 90% of the Amazon indigenous people suffer from mercury poisoning due to illegal logging activities in the surrounding tropical forests. In 1993, the Haximu massacre of illegal gold miners killed 16 Aboriginal people, survivors witnessed the destruction of their homes. Illegal intruders enter these areas more and more, while the distance between tribes isolated from the outside world is getting smaller. The Brazilian government is under pressure from social activists to protect the future of the Amazon people.