The Last Colombian Nomad Tribe...

Recently, about 80 members of the tribe, which included adults and children, wandered out of the jungle and set up camp in the south of the country, declaring that they wanted to join the modern world. According to a New York Times report, the Nukaks have no concept of money, of property, of the role of government, or even of the existence of a country called Colombia. They are a very particular tribe, they are very friendly even though they never have had contact with outsiders; monkies are very important for them, and women usually adopt and nurse the babies (when their mama dies) as if they were their own children. They also live completely naked, and all of them have a close-cropped hair cut with triangular bald patches; their faces are usually painted with red dye as a repellant for the mosquitoes. At the moment the government is providing them with aid, but is afraid the Nukaks may become dependent and lose their traditional way of life forever.

The Nukak-Maku tribe is the last Colombian nomad tribe in the Amazons.