Some time ago when my ten year old daughter was studying the Amazon at Primary school, we had many discussions about the indigenous tribes of that region, and how their way of life was being impacted by corporate greed and the encroachment of their habitat, and why subsequently many tribes choose to remain reclusive. I also told her about the Mongolian and Kazakh tribes of South East Asia and others, and how some tribes continue to live as they have done so for centuries, but given how fast the world is changing and becoming ever smaller, it is becoming harder and harder for indigenous tribes to continue to live their lives traditionally, because of the spread of western civilisations and consequently, the gobbling up of resources and habitat. This led me to do some research online for images and information about indigenous tribes to show her, and I came across this site, BEFORE THEY.

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