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Ariana Cubillos / AP
An aerial view of a village called Irotatheri is seen as Yanomami Indians stand in the main courtyard in Venezuela's Amazon region, Friday, Sept. 7. A Venezuelan army spokesman, who traveled to with other military officers and journalists, said that officials found no sign of any killings and that all was peaceful in the area, which is located 12 miles from the border with Brazil, despite a report of a mass killing there.
After reports of a massacre of in a tribal village in the Amazon, military officials and journalists traveled to the remote region this week. Photos received on Sept. 8 show peaceful scenes of village life.
"We can tell the country that we have seen no evidence of death," said Nicia Maldonado, Venezuela's minister of government affairs, in televised comments.
Native rights groups and some local politicians criticized the government, saying it reached that conclusion prematurely.
-- Reported by Reuters
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Yanomami natives of the Irotatheri community.
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Yanomami natives perform a ritual dance at Irotatheri community.
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A Yanomami child remains on top of the structure of a hut.
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A Yanomami Indian sitting in a hammock feeds a baby mouth to mouth.
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A Yanomami Indian woman sits on a fallen tree as she chews tobacco.
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A Yanomami woman walks with her child on her back.
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A Yanomami family eats.
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Yanomami natives rest next to a bonfire.
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The Irotatheri community is seen at night.
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That last photo is a beautiful shot
Yea, that last photo is indeed magical and peaceful. The warm and peaceful glow of the fire underneath the starry night sky.
The picture of the one tribe member feeding the baby, mouth to mouth, made me mindful of they probably learned this trick watching birds feeding their young. Otherwise, that has got to be the strangest measure of prevention of a baby choking on solid food. That baby clearly looks old enough to have teeth.
I remember years ago when if you read it in the newspapers and saw it on TV you could believe it. Those days are long gone and pleases ad the Internet to that group. These days you have to see it for yourself before you can believe it
Ok let us say an investigation finds that there was a mass killing. Who do we blame for it? What would you do. Remember Chavez will not be the one to suffer if sanctions are placed against his country. It will be the common folks. So tell me what would you or could you do? Not buy his gas?