Well, we did the blog post about the uncontacted Indian tribes in South America. Apparently this is getting world wide attention for the National Indian Foundation who is responsible for taking those photos. The Foundation was responsible for taking the photograph below of the Brazilian tribe that is spreading throughout the internet and media worlds today. The National Indian Foundation was established in Brazil to preserve the Indian groups native to the territories, although such organizations often have become agents for the relocation and control of Indian groups as well. The lack of the foundations ability to ensure survival of these groups have been critisized, however, it is not alway easy dealing with governments of separate nations who have all sorts of laws to overcome.
May 30 2008
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May 30th, 2008 6:30 pm
Dear sir/ madam
Stephen Bennett is a very well known portrait painter here in the USA. He paints portraits of indigenous peoples through out the world to highlight their existance and promote cultural pride. He travels the world.
He is exhibiting at the United Nations, New York in spring of 2009.
He is also doing a speach and exhibit in the UN in October. on the United Nations DAy OCt 24th.
How can we help you? I hear that the energy and government are
working to discredit the peoples in your care, if Stephen painted a face for you you could use it to promote your cause and we could also put it up in the UN. I understand that you do not like to contact the indigenous peoples but I am sure there is a way we can help without interfering with them, Could we put Stephenin the Jungle with guides? I dont know.. this is just a gut reaction from me to help you,
Let me know, i really look forward to hearing from you,
Melanie Sawyer
347 232 8996
If you have representatives in New York I would like to invite them to a reception in times square on JUne 12th, Many delegates are coming from the UN that night too.