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Half of uncontacted Indigenous tribes "could be wiped out" in 10 years, report says. Here's what to know.
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Half of uncontacted Indigenous tribes "could be wiped out" in 10 years, report says. Here's what to know.

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Loggers were killed after entering Mashco Piro territory in Peru's Amazon, with Indigenous leaders warning that such clashes are inevitable when frontier zones go unpoliced.

From the depths of Brazil's Amazon to Indonesia's rainforests, some of the world's most isolated peoples are being squeezed by roads, miners and drug traffickers — a crisis unfolding far from public view or effective state protection. A new report by... [9485 chars]

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Source: CBS News

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