‘Best a human can be’: indigenous Amazonian Karapiru dies of Covid Saeed Kamali Dehghan / The Guardian 7-30-21 Karapiru Awá Guajá, among the last of the hunter-gatherer Awá tribe, survived a massacre and a decade alone in the forest, inspiring others with his resilience and ‘extraordinary warmth’. He...
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This Indigenous man survived a 10-year Amazonian odyssey—but not COVID-19 Scott Wallace / National Geographic 7-29-21 The Indigenous survivor of a deadly ambush that sent him wandering alone for 10 years across 900 miles of rugged highlands in eastern Brazil has died of COVID-19 symptoms, according to fellow...
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Los awá levantan cercos con sus guardias comunitarios El Telégrafo 5-11-2020 Las comunas awá, instaladas en el norte del país, siguen libres del covid-19. Sus dirigentes hacen un llamado urgente a las autoridades nacionales para que les apoyen en salud y así evitar un contagio entre sus pobladores. Leer...
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