The tribe has only 5 members in the middle of the dense forest in danger of extinction

Akuntsu is a strange tribe living among the thick forests of Rondonia (western Brazil), bordering Bolivia. Currently, this tribe has only 5 members, 2 men, 3 women and the most endangered in the world.

Previously, this tribe was quite crowded, isolated in a large area near the Omerê river in the jungle. The members of the Akuntsu tribe live by hunting and farming. Every day, men go to the forest to set traps, hunt animals such as wild pigs, rats, tapirs, monkeys . Women gather some wild fruits and grow corn and cassava as food. In their tribe there are also mighty warriors, very good at hunting and fighting.

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The Akuntsu tribe has only 5 members left.

The Akuntsu tribe once had a developed culture to a certain extent. The people in the Akuntsu tribe were masters of using bamboo pipe instruments, dressed with feathers and decorated their bodies beautifully.

Today, the remaining members of this tribe still remember the traditional dances of their ancestors. With 5 small members, they no longer have the power to fight the enemy, but their hunting skills are still very good marks.

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Scientists have yet to find the reason why this tribe declines in numbers so quickly. The hypothesis is that deforestation causes their habitat loss, epidemics, being slaughtered by enemies .

There are rumors that, in the 80s of the last century, this tribe had a great conflict with the landlords. The landlords robbed their land, hired people with guns to break into the villages to massacre them, to set up farms to plant and graze.

These massacres were not revealed, because the tribe was originally in the deep forest, not paid attention to by the government. Only a few members of the tribe escaped from the massacre, and the two members of the tribe still had traces of bullets.

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The 5 remaining members of this tribe are living in two temporary leaf houses. All of them are old, close to blood, they are husband and wife and siblings.

In addition, this tribal tradition absolutely does not allow marriage with other tribes also makes the number of members difficult to increase.

The International Tribal Protection Organization is actively monitoring and finding ways to protect the breed of the Akuntsu tribe but face many difficulties. Maybe in just a few dozen years, the Ankunstu tribe will disappear from the earth forever.

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