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The Mashco-Piro Clan

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In the Jungles of Peru there is a mystery Clan that has kept themselves in isolation from the outside world. This Clan rarely let’s the outside world sees them and when they are seen it’s believed to be a rear occasion. The Mashco-Piro Clan has lived in the Jungles of Peru for more than 6,000 years and they are believed to be the most isolated tribe on Earth. The Masho-Piro Clan is believed to have a population in the hundreds and they have found a way to stay in isolation by continually moving from place to place, never staying in the same place for too long. Since they move constantly they are difficult to find and study. However, earlier this summer the appeared for the second time in twenty year. All the time they happened to appear they …show more content…
The reason expose by the government of Peru for being prohibit establishing contact with the Mashco Clan is that they are to weak to be around outsiders. By weak they mean that the Mashco Clan immune system can’t handle the contact with outsiders. They can get easily sick and die by something as simple as a command cold. However, the government has no control over the people contacting the clan. People tend to not care much what the government of Peru say when it come to the subject of getting in contact with the Mashco clan because it’s believe that there is no consequences if the contact is made. Even though staying in isolation is one of the qualities of the clan. It seen like they don’t need much help since they are doing a very good job at keeping people away for themselves. However, recently they been reaching out to the outside world. Members of the surrounding churches, tourists and even some people that live near by have been giving them gift; most of the time those gifts consist of food and clothing. Members of organizations that believe in protecting the Clan are asking the government to do a better job at keeping outsiders out of the clan way, but it’s unknown if the government will ever take drastic measures to better protect the Mashco people. Their health will be in danger if changes are not …show more content…
Even though Anthropologist are desperate to get to know the Mashco people, understand their culture better and find out everything about their costumes the Mashco clan still hasn’t let them in to study the clan. However, the government have been trying to get adjusted to the newly presents of the Mashco clan by protect the people of the nearby communities by using interpreters that knows “Yine” the clan language to communicate with them and prevent more aggression. The outcome of trying to communicate with them to prevent them turning agents the person in the surrounding comminutes is unknown, but it’s believed that is worth the try. Some people don’t even want to bother to get to know them since they have brought some much unease to them. They believe that the Mashco clan is not worth risking their lives or the lives of others just to better understand them and their costumes. However, there are always risks that come with trying to come close to indigenes people because aggressions is one of the main factures that describe their culture. If people were to let their fear of the ingenious aggression come between knowledge most likely little will be known about the indigenous tribe that still excite. There is no doubt that the Mashco Clan could be a very interesting Clan to

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