Struggles to survive in the Amazon
The dense rainforest in Brazil's Acre state is home to several indigenous groups, from the Huni Kui (pictured above) to the Ashaninka and Madija.
Survival is already precarious in the wilderness, isolated and far from any permanent medical facilities. Now the Ashaninka and nearby Madija tribe have come under further pressure, as uncontacted Indians have been encroaching more and more on their territory.
A Madija Indian child walks from a hut that is a frequent target of raids by uncontacted Indians.
Ashaninka Indian children run down the bank of the Envira River to greet a boat near their village.
Ashaninka siblings pose for a photograph in their village of Simpatia.
An Ashaninka Indian named Uarenco kneels over the grave of his niece, who his family buried along the banks of the Envira River two weeks earlier. She died as they navigated the river in search of medical help for her diarrhoea.
Spiritual leaders of the Huni Kui Indian tribe perform a ceremony to a sacred samauma (silk-cotton) tree outside the village of Novo Segredo.
A spiritual leader of the Huni Kui Indian tribe blows an herbal powder into the nose of a tribe member during a ceremony.
A Huni Kui Indian prepares a drink known as "nixi pae" or "ayahuasca" to use in a healing ritual.
Huni Kui Indians perform a ritual in the village of Novo Segredo.
Stars shine over a shubua, or house of prayer, in the Huni Kui tribe's village of Me Txanava.
A boat used by Ashaninka Indian leaders to inspect the limits of their territory is left tied to the bank of the Envira River.
An Ashaninka Indian family navigates the Envira River towards the town of Feijo in search of medical care for a sick child.
Madija Indians clean a caiman to eat on a boat along the Envira River.
An Ashaninka Indian points his rifle across the Envira River on the grounds of a former government base called the Envira Front of Ethno-environmental Protection. Brazil's Indian Affairs Agency (FUNAI) reported to local media that the base was abandoned in 2011 after an attack by armed men from across the border in Peru.
An Ashaninka Indian holds a shotgun cartridge he found on the grounds of the former government base.
Ashaninka Indian leader Txate walks between buildings of the former base.
Ashaninka tribe members, who are worried about encroachments on their territory, hold a meeting to discuss their planned occupation of the former government base.
Ashaninka Indians have a meal in their home in the village of Kokasul.
Members of the Ashaninka tribe pose for a photograph in Kokasul.
The Ashaninka Indian village Nova Floresta stands on the banks of the Envira river.
Uncontacted Indians react to a plane flying over their community in the Amazon basin.
