Can we save the Mashco Piro? Uncontacted tribes are being driven off their land by loggers and plagued by social media stars. A new report warns they may soon disappear entirely.
Fears for future of ‘uncontacted tribe’
Vanishing way of life: The way the Mashco Piro live is already thought to have been fundamentally changed by conflict with outsiders. Glossary
Confederation - An organisation made up of different groups working together in a league.
Indigenous - Ethnic groups who are the original or earliest-known inhabitants of an area or country: for example, Native Americans in the USA.
Survival International - A London-based human rights organisation that campaigns for the rights of indigenous, tribal and uncontacted peoples.
Peru - A country in South America. It is home to Machu Picchu, an ancient Incan city.
Loggers - People who cut down trees for wood.
Missionaries - People on religious missions, especially promoting Christianity abroad.
Cheek-by-jowl - A phrase meaning "very close together". Jowl is another word for "jaw".
Averse - Against something.
Rubber barons - A critical term for wealthy 19th Century industrialists who used unethical practises to make their fortunes.
Nomadic - People who move around and do not live in one place are nomadic.
Primitive - Relating to human society at an early stage of development.