🌎 From the Amazon to remote islands in the Indian Ocean, uncontacted peoples live in some of the most biodiverse — and threatened — places on Earth. Their lands are not just their homes — they’re their identity, survival and resistance. Learn more: uncontactedpeoples.org

#Throwback to our press conference for the launch of our ground-breaking report Uncontacted Peoples: at the edge of survival. So powerful to hear from Indigenous leaders who are fighting for the protection of their uncontacted neighbors. We’re so happy to have Richard Gere supporting their fight.

We interviewed Ngigoro and Bokumu in 2024. They’re Hongana Manyawa men who were born uncontacted on Halmahera Island, Indonesia. They’re powerful advocates for those Hongana Manyawa people who continue to live uncontacted in the forest. Take action: svlint.org/SurvivalB

Your first @ is who you'll see the northern lights with! Buy this stunning card now and support the rights of Indigenous peoples worldwide: svlint.org/shimmer 📸 Shimmer card by Yuliya Vassilyeva

🗣️ “When I lived in the forest, I had a good life… Now if I meet one of the uncontacted Awá, I’ll say: ‘Don’t leave! Stay in the forest. There’s nothing outside for you.'" – Wamaxuá Awá. Wamaxuá grew up as an uncontacted member of the Awá people in Brazil.

🗣️ “When I lived in the forest, I had a good life… Now if I meet one of the uncontacted Awá, I’ll say: ‘Don’t leave! Stay in the forest. There’s nothing outside for you.'" – Wamaxuá Awá. Wamaxuá grew up as an uncontacted member of the Awá people in Brazil.

What does 'uncontacted' really mean? Uncontacted peoples avoid contact with outsiders and have no permanent relationship with them. They know the world beyond the forest, but choose to keep it at a distance. It isn’t ignorance, it’s an active and ongoing choice! Learn more: uncontactedpeoples.org

With the festive season just around the corner, it's the perfect time to buy your festive cards to send to your family so they know just how much they mean to you. Every order helps to defend the rights of some of the world’s most threatened peoples. Shop: svlint.org/journey. 📸 © Zay Yar Lin

Action alert from @survivalinternational.org Protect uncontacted peoples' lands "...more than 95 percent of uncontacted peoples are having their forests invaded and ripped up to extract resources such as timber, metals and oil..." act.survivalinternational.org/page/176014/...

The Nenets live a nomadic life, migrating up to 1000km annually with their reindeer. Reindeers are central to the Nenets' culture, appearing in their folklore, songs and stories. Buying these festive cards funds vital work alongside Indigenous peoples. Order today: svlint.org/snowride 📸 ©Gerd Ludwig

In the week we launched our report Uncontacted Indigenous Peoples: at the edge of survival, we also remember our friend Paulo Paulino. Paulo was a strong and determined Guajajara Guardian from the Brazilian Amazon, who was murdered by loggers. Why?

Did you know these facts? Let us know in the comments. And if you want to know more, head to the website of our report, Uncontacted Indigenous Peoples: at the edge of survival uncontactedpeoples.org

Slam from Maipatxi telling missionaries to respect uncontacted peoples’ decision to stay isolated! If you haven’t explored our website yet, where you can hear from and support other Indigenous leaders working to protect uncontacted peoples’ lands and lives, check it out now: uncontactedpeoples.org

From the Associated Press to the BBC, across the whole world uncontacted Indigenous peoples are hitting the headlines. Richard Gere even published a piece in The Times UK and O Globo Brazil about why he’s standing alongside them.

Have you heard that we’ve just published “Uncontacted Indigenous Peoples: at the edge of survival”? After years of careful research, Survival’s put together the world’s 1st comprehensive report about uncontacted peoples, and why it’s so important to support them. Learn more: uncontactedpeoples.org

Short reminder that "uncontacted peoples" means peoples who have come into contact with the outside world and decided they are better off without it example in next post www.uncontactedpeoples.org

“We are peoples of the forest, we breathe the fresh air of the forest, we know the forest. It’s worth us being at the COP. We want to take the voices of our uncontacted relatives.” - Lucas Manchineri, Manchineri people, Brazil. uncontactedpeoples.org #AtTheEdge

"We Indigenous organizations are working to defend their land rights, because they don’t have people who can come out and fight for themselves." Herlin Odicio, Kakataibo people, Peru uncontactedpeoples.org #AtTheEdge #UncontactedPeoples

"Their right to be protected must exist not only on paper, but in reality." - Maipatxi Apurinã, Apurinã people, Brazil uncontactedpeoples.org #AtTheEdge

Uncontacted peoples haven’t disappeared - they’re here, fighting in their forests, sometimes silently for their survival." - Lucas Manchineri, Manchineri people, Brazil uncontactedpeoples.org

"Entire peoples are being wiped out, and most people in the outside world don’t even know it’s happening. We’re here to tell you that this is happening." - Richard Gere uncontactedpeoples.org #AtTheEdge #UncontactedPeoples #RichardGere

We don’t want the story [of contact] we Manchineri people suffered to happen again. uncontactedpeoples.org #AtTheEdge

If nothing is done, uncontacted peopes could be wiped out in 10 years. This is not a fantastical idea: this is something that has happened, and is happening. uncontactedpeoples.org #AtTheEdge

Our press conference has kicked off! uncontactedpeoples.org Watch live: youtube.com/live/1Pe3BMz...

Today we launch the ground-breaking report Uncontacted Indigenous Peoples: at the edge of survival. Check it out now 👉 uncontactedpeoples.org

For them, distance is protection — not isolation. Uncontacted Indigenous peoples are defending their lands. Discover their stories, their resilience – and the threats to their survival: uncontactedpeoples.org #AtTheEdge #uncontacted #uncontactedpeoples #northsentinel #amazon #indigenouspeoples

How close is too close? Soon, we’ll share the truth about the world’s uncontacted peoples — and why keeping a distance means survival. 👀 Follow us and stay tuned — something big is coming.

🗣️ “Life before contact was incredible. We lived on the river… We would leave our gardens to the forest and start new ones elsewhere. That was how we lived before contact.” – Salomon Dunu Matsés Discover the stories of uncontacted peoples this October 27. #attheedge

Indigenous children learn sophisticated skills allowing them to live well on their land. Years of collective wisdom can be lost within one generation if they are stripped of their land. Order these cards today to support the rights of Indigenous families: svlint.org/siblings. 📸 © Alessio Pannini

“Uncontacted” doesn’t mean cut off — it means resisting. Against invasion. Against disease. Against extinction. For survival. A story of resilience and resistance is coming 🏹

This relatable image is my favourite from the 2026 @survivalinternational.org calendar. Photo by Ryan Redcorn. You can support indigenous peoples by ordering one now: shop.survivalinternational.org/collections/...

Indigenous Peoples go from self-sufficiency to destitution when they are evicted from their lands. In India, they're forced to abandon their homes to make way for tiger reserves and tourism 🐅 Is that progress? Take action: svlint.org/TigerReservesB

Stay in touch with family and friends by sending Survival International’s unique cards – svlint.org/glow Every single penny of profit from these stunning cards goes straight back into Survival’s work fighting alongside Indigenous peoples for their rights 💪 📸 Glow card by Alessandro Bergamini

Many of the Ayoreo-Totobiegosode people of #Paraguay have been forced into contact, and agribusiness has been destroying their home, the Chaco forest. To this day, some members are still resisting contact. Rosalino Picanerai is speaking out in support of them.

Don't miss the Paulo Freire Annual Lecture 2025 delivered by José Gualinga, a leader of the Kichwa Indigenous People of Sarayaku. The event will be hosted in person at Loughborough University London & streamed online. Register now: svlint.org/JoseGualinga 🗓️ October 22, 2025, 5.30pm UK | 12:30pm EST

You’ve probably heard about carbon credits – where companies pay to offset pollution by supporting projects like “clean energy” or reforestation. But now, there’s something new: biodiversity credits. And they might be even more harmful. Share this reel now and help us #DecolonizeConservation ✊

Eyaya, a Baka man from one of the villages bordering the Odzala-Kokoua National Park in Republic of Congo, sends this message to African Parks, the conservation NGO whose rangers have tortured, raped and evicted the Baka from their forest. Act now: svlint.org/GreenGenocideBsvl

A Nenets family working together to complete the day's chores beyond the Arctic Circle. This region experiences some of the most extreme weather on earth, with frequent snowstorms, no sunlight during winter and winds of 75mph. Fund our work, buy now svlint.org/frost 📸 Alessandro Bergamini

In the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh, an Indigenous Jumma schoolgirl, aged 12, was gang r*ped by Bengali settlers on her way back home from her lessons in September 2025. Indigenous Jumma people took to the streets in peaceful protest against this horrific crime.

💥 Historic move: Chad has cut all ties with the conservation organization African Parks, accusing them of opaque management, financial opacity, and an arrogant and disrespectful attitude. ✍️ Sign our e-mail action to African Parks to tell them that this has to STOP: svlint.org/GreenGenocideB

Sisters, Radik and Lika, wrapped up in the Siberian tundra where temperatures often drop to -50 °F. By sending these festive cards, you're supporting Indigenous peoples in their struggles for their rights. The perfect card to send to family: svlint.org/siblings 💕 📸 Siblings card by Alessio Pannini

⚠️ Ranchers and local police attacked a Guarani Kaiowá community ⚠️ Several Guarani Kaiowá communities are fighting to get their lands back from ranchers and “re-occupy” them. But the ranchers often pay gunmen and use local police to force the Indigenous people out. Act now: svlint.org/GuaraniB

In this video, leader André Karipuna denounces the terrible situation in the territory and how it affects their daily lives. He wants the invasions to end so that future generations can grow up alongside the forest, just as he did. Follow Survival to hear more.

The epic Nenets’ winter migration brings reindeer, humans and dogs on a 500-mile trek across the Siberian landscape over giant frozen rivers 🛷🦌🐕 Shop our unique “Season’s greetings” cards now – svlint.org/snowride Every penny of profit goes to Survival's campaigns ✊ 📸 Snowride card by Gerd Ludwig

Dinner time! The reindeer is central to the Nenets' lives – providing transport, food, clothing, and spiritual meaning. Send this "Season's greetings" card to someone important in your life: svlint.org/nourish 📸 Nourish card by Yuliya Vassilyeva

📸 Brand new photos by Aidesep & Survival show the houses of uncontacted Indigenous people in Peru! One of Peru’s leading anti-Indigenous politicians has said that uncontacted peoples don’t exist. Well, here’s even more proof they do!

“We don’t know how people will survive. The water truck broke down so some people have no water at all.” - Sesodo Moeti. There’s a severe shortage of water in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana.

This year’s collection of stunning cards, gift wrap and gift ideas are now available from our online shop. Every penny of profit goes towards our work alongside Indigenous peoples ✊ Shop and support: svlint.org/shop 📸 Tundra card by Alessandro Bergamini

#Throwback to our workshop at Wider Horizons in the UK this July. We brought the sounds of the Amazon to the festival, presented the work of the Guajajara Guardians, and shared #IndigenousVoices to discuss what activism defending Indigenous rights can look like, wherever you are in the world. 💪

The uncontacted Shompen’s situation is hitting headlines. Time Magazine has outlined the major genoc*dal threats to the Shompen people. Read the story: svlint.org/TimeShompen