February 4, 2011: Movie star Gillian Anderson has launched Survival International's new campaign to protect some of the world's last uncontacted tribes with an extraordinary new film.
The film shows uncontacted Indians on the Brazil-Peru border in never-seen-before detail. It is the first-ever aerial footage of an uncontacted community.
Ms Anderson said today, "What comes across very powerfully from this amazing footage is how healthy and confident these people appear. I hope they can be left alone--but that will only happen if the loggers are stopped."
The Indians' survival is in jeopardy as an influx of illegal loggers invades the Peru side of the border. Brazilian authorities believe the influx of loggers is pushing isolated Indians from Peru into Brazil, and the two groups are likely to come into conflict.
More information and link to film: GILLIAN ANDERSON NARRATES UNIQUE FILM OF UNCONTACTED INDIANS by Survival International
Gillian Anderson Narrates Unique Film of Uncontacted Indians