Last Living Member , of Brazilian Indigenous Tribe , Found Dead.
CNN reports that the last remaining member of a Brazilian indigenous tribe that has remained isolated from the world has died.
According to non-profit organization Survival International, the last tribe member was known as the 'Man of the Hole.'.
For the past 25 years, the man had lived in complete isolation on the Tanaru tribe's indigenous land, in Brazil's Rondonia state.
For the past 25 years, the man had lived in complete isolation on the Tanaru tribe's indigenous land, in Brazil's Rondonia state.
He was given his nickname by researchers who observed that he dug deep holes to both trap animals and hide in.
According to Survival International, the rest of the Tanaru tribe was wiped out in several attacks by cattle ranchers and land grabbers since the 1970s.
No outsider knew this man's name, or even very much about his tribe -- and with his death the genocide of his people is complete, Fiona Watson, Survival International research and advocacy director, via CNN.
For this was indeed a genocide -- the deliberate wiping out of an entire people by cattle ranchers hungry for land and wealth, Fiona Watson, Survival International research and advocacy director, via CNN.
CNN reports that the man's remains were discovered lying in a hut by officials at Brazil's indigenous protection agency, Funai, on August 23.
The agency released a statement that the man died of natural causes and that a forensic examination would be conducted by Federal Police.
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According to Survival International, the man's abandoned campsites reveal aspects of his lifestyle, which included planting crops and building houses of straw and thatch
