LOST INNOCENCE: Endangered tribe from the Amazon breastfeeds animals and treats them as family
The Awa tribe, the most endangered tribe in the world, is known for their love for animals. In order to treat animals as their family members, they also breastfeed them like their own child till they become fully grown.
NEHA BORKAR: The Awa tribe residing in the Amazonian forests in east Brazil are on the verge of extinction. The tribe, which once numbered in the thousands, now stands at around only 300. It is probably the most endangered tribe in the world today. The Awa tribe is known for their love for animals. In order to treat animals as their family members, they also breastfeed them like their own child till they become fully grown.
The animals then become ‘hanima’ and they are not killed for food. The tribe’s children make wild animals such as squirrels, armadillos as their family pets, which then help them in their daily chores such as cracking nuts and climbing trees.
The tribe is on the verge of extinction due to the illegal encroaching by settlers and commercialisation. It is due to the ranchers and loggers that their territory is being wiped out. The tribe has absolutely no contact with the outside world. However, their fight for survival is one struggling story of hope and extinction. SOURCE…
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