- The helicopter flew over the Moxihatetea tribe settlement in northern Brazil
This is the moment when thugs fly a helicopter over an uncontacted Brazilian tribe and shout insults at them before the native warriors fire arrows at them.
The helicopter flew over the settlement of the isolated Moxihatetea tribe in the Yanomami area of northern Brazil on Friday.
As the plane hovers at low altitude above a circular settlement, passengers can be heard shouting insults as the tribesmen stand in the center.
According to reports, the tribesmen retaliated by shooting arrows at the helicopter.
One of the criminals is said to have called the group a ‘bunch of fa****’ and ‘cannibals’.
The helicopter flew over the settlement of the isolated tribe in Yanomami territory in northern Brazil on Friday. As the plane hovers at low altitude above a circular settlement, passengers can be heard shouting insults as the tribesmen stand in the center
About 22,000 Yanomami live on the Brazilian side of the border, and according to Survival International, at least three groups of them have no contact with outsiders.
They posted the images online with the caption: ‘Cannibal Indians in Roraima’, but removed them on Monday evening after causing outrage.
Authorities are investigating and it is not known whether the helicopter passengers have been arrested.
The settlement depicted in the video is a Yanomami Yano, a large communal house for several families.
Each of the square sections of the yano is home to a different family, where they hang their hammocks, tend fires and keep food supplies.
About 22,000 Yanomami live on the Brazilian side of the border, and according to Survival International, at least three groups of them have no contact with outsiders.
The helicopter flies at a low altitude above the settlement. According to reports, the tribesmen retaliated against the passengers’ insults by shooting arrows at the helicopter
There have been clashes in the past between the Yanomami and gold seekers.
In the 1993 Haximu massacre, gold seekers murdered sixteen Yanomami and burned down their community center.
In 2016, extraordinary aerial footage captured members of the Moxihatetea outside their settlement.
The photos depict a tribal community estimated at 100 people.
The group could be seen looking at the plane, with some members leaning on sticks.