Last Known Survivor of Amazon Tribe Murdered by Farmers Is Spotted After 22 Years

Hacking away at a tree to try and fell it, this remarkable footage shows a man who is believed to be the last known survivor of a murdered Amazonian tribe.
Filmed in the Brazilian state of Rondonia, it shows a man believed to be in his 50s eking out an existence 22 years after his tribe was murdered by farmers. He is known as ‘the indigenous man in the hole’ and was filmed by government officials.

Altair Algayer, from indigenous agency Funai, told The Guardian: ‘I understand his decision. It is his sign of resistance, and a little repudiation, hate, knowing the story he went through.’ He was first discovered by experts in 1996, a year after farmers and land grabbers are thought to have killed the other five members of the tribe. However, he does not want to have anything to do with mainstream society.

He is thought to have survived several purges on Amazonians after they were killed and expelled in the 70s and 80s. The Brazilian government has a strict policy of leaving isolated tribes alone and they have left him traditional weapons including axes and machetes. However, they never let themselves be seen by him. The Brazilian government has a strict policy of leaving isolated tribes alone and they have left him traditional weapons including axes and machetes. However, they never let themselves be seen by him.